Thalma Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Thalma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thalma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thalma (332) may also be a first name.

Thalma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thalma (Hindi: थलमा, Marathi: थलमा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thalma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thalma is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Thalma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Thalma are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 480,499th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 332 people.

The surname Thalma is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Thalma is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 50 percent reside, Adamawa, where 40 percent reside and Gombe, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Thalma exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thalmay9210/
Thailma921/
Talma912,336/
Thalmash861/
Talmat83892/
Talmaç83489/
Talmai83433/
Talmas83256/
Talmaz8374/
Talmah8313/
Talmay838/
Talmač837/
Tholma835/
Talmma833/
Tealma832/
Talmoa831/
Talmau831/
Taulma831/
Talmaa831/
Talhma831/
Talmach77118/
Talmash777/
Tallmas772/
Taalmaa771/
Talmass771/
Talmats771/
Tasilma771/
Tallmau770/
Tolma73499/
Talmo73393/
Taselmas7121/
Talmatch7116/
Talmaist711/
Tallmadz710/
Tolmay671,486/
Tolmač67257/
Tolmaç67231/
Talmey67116/
Tolmas6782/
Talmot6730/
Tolmaz6723/
Talmou6712/
Tolmai674/
Talmos673/
Tallmo672/
Talmei672/
Teilma671/
Tolmau671/

Thalma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thalma in the Hindi language
थलमाthalama-
Thalma in the Marathi language
थलमाthalama-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thalma
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