Thelm Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thelm (16) may also be a first name.

Thelm Last Name Facts

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

Thelm is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thelm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Thelm are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 25 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelme911/
Telm8957/
Thlm892/
Theelme831/
Telme80111/
Thlem808/
Teslm803/
Tellm802/
Taelm801/
Thilm801/
Tielm801/
Tlm7547/
Tellme7312/
Thleme731/
Telmdh731/
Tlem6720/
Tilm679/
Tlmh673/
Telmova673/
Ttlm671/
Tlmt671/
Tllm671/
Tilme60249/
Tillm603/
Htlme601/
Tilmm600/
Tyslme551/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Thelm
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