Tems Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Tems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England591:944,37447,923
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales71:442,07621,198
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Tems (83) may also be a first name.

Tems Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tems Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tems (Russian: Темс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tems? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Tems are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. Tems is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 83 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Tems is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 22 percent live, Kentucky, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Tems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tems has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 454 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tems surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Tems earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $31,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teems891,327/
Tiems89240/
Thems8945/
Temse8934/
Temms8918/
Temst8915/
Teams898/
Ttems892/
Toems891/
Temsh891/
Thiems80299/
Temsch809/
Themse807/
Thoems803/
Theems801/
Temsse801/
Thaems801/
Theams800/
Tiemms800/
Toms7518,745/
Tims756,356/
Tams753,490/
Tyms75271/
Tens75201/
Timms6718,169/
Thoms6713,978/
Thams67805/
Tymms67387/
Tamms67370/
Taams67196/
Tense67183/
Teuns67180/
Tijms67177/
Tiens67110/
Taens6789/
Thims6773/
Thens6769/
Tomms6768/
Timse6766/
Toens6737/
Tamsh6726/
Tohms6724/
Teens6722/
Timns6722/
Tenns6720/
Ttoms6718/
Timss6714/
Temze6712/
Timsh679/
Taims678/
Tuens675/
Htims675/
Tenås674/
Tahms673/
Tensz672/
Tymns672/
Temshova672/
Tensø672/
Temız671/
Tom's671/
Toims671/
Tamss671/
Timst671/
Themsche671/
Tymss671/
Tensh670/
Tuims670/

Tems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tems in the Russian language
Темсtems-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tems
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