Thelma Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
India71:109,580,769786,157
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Thelma (356,377) may also be a first name.

Thelma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thelma (Arabic: ثيلما, Hindi: थेल्मा, Marathi: थेलमा, Oriya: େଥଲମା) is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thelma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 793,288th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. Thelma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Thelma live; 59 percent live in Caribbean and 59 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Thelma is also the 2,925th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 356,377 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 50,158. Apart from The Dominican Republic it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Botswana, where 12 percent are found.

Thelma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Thelma last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelmah922/
Telma911,312/
Thelmo83334/
Telmat83263/
Taelma8316/
Telmaz8316/
Telmah8310/
Thlema833/
Telmas832/
Tellma832/
Thilma831/
Ttelma831/
Telmad831/
Telmai831/
Telmaç831/
Telmea831/
Tielma831/
Tlma801/
Telmach775/
Telhmaa772/
Thelmos771/
Ttelmas771/
Thilmay771/
Telmo732,626/
Tilma73743/
Tlema73145/
Thellmod715/
Tlemai67849/
Tilmaç67123/
Tillma6771/
Tilmaş6771/
Tilmai6736/
Telmos6733/
Tlemay6710/
Tilmaz6710/
Tellmo6710/
Tlemat679/
Tilmas677/
Tylmad675/
Tuulma673/
Thlemo672/
Telmey672/
Thilmo671/
Telmod671/
Telmoh671/
Tlmach671/
Tlhemo671/

Thelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thelma in the Oriya language
େଥଲମାethalama50
େଥେଲାମାethelama50
Thelma in the Marathi language
थेलमाthelama41.18
थेthe30.88
टेलमाtelama8.82
तेलमाtelama7.35
थॅthe2.94
ठेलमाthelama1.47
टेलेमाtelema1.47
थेलूमाtheluma1.47
थालमाthalama1.47
थेलामthelama1.47
Thelma in the Hindi language
थेल्माthelma33.33
थलमाthalama33.33
थैलमाthailama33.33
Thelma in the Arabic language
ثيلماthylma-
ثلماthlma-
تيلماtylma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thelma
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