Thelma Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Thelma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Thelma (356,377) may also be a first name.
Thelma Demographics
Average Thelma Salary in
England
£29,089
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Thelma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thelma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thelma (Arabic: ثيلما, Hindi: थेल्मा, Marathi: थेलमा, Oriya: େଥଲମା) is more frequently found in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thelma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Thelma live; 59 percent live in Caribbean and 59 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 2,925th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 356,377 people.
The last name Thelma is most frequent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 50,158. Not including The Dominican Republic Thelma is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Botswana, where 12 percent live.
Thelma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Thelma surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thelmah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Telma | 91 | 1,312 | / |
| Thelmo | 83 | 334 | / |
| Telmat | 83 | 263 | / |
| Taelma | 83 | 16 | / |
| Telmaz | 83 | 16 | / |
| Telmah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Thlema | 83 | 3 | / |
| Telmas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tellma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thilma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ttelma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Telmad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Telmai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Telmaç | 83 | 1 | / |
| Telmea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tielma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tlma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Telmach | 77 | 5 | / |
| Telhmaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thelmos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ttelmas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thilmay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telmo | 73 | 2,626 | / |
| Tilma | 73 | 743 | / |
| Tlema | 73 | 145 | / |
| Thellmod | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tlemai | 67 | 849 | / |
| Tilmaç | 67 | 123 | / |
| Tillma | 67 | 71 | / |
| Tilmaş | 67 | 71 | / |
| Tilmai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Telmos | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tlemay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tilmaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tellmo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tlemat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tilmas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tylmad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tuulma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thlemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Telmey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thilmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telmod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telmoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlmach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlhemo | 67 | 1 | / |
Thelma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thelma in the Oriya language | ||
| େଥଲମା | ethalama | 50 |
| େଥେଲାମା | ethelama | 50 |
| Thelma in the Marathi language | ||
| थेलमा | thelama | 41.18 |
| थे | the | 30.88 |
| टेलमा | telama | 8.82 |
| तेलमा | telama | 7.35 |
| थॅ | the | 2.94 |
| ठेलमा | thelama | 1.47 |
| टेलेमा | telema | 1.47 |
| थेलूमा | theluma | 1.47 |
| थालमा | thalama | 1.47 |
| थेलाम | thelama | 1.47 |
| Thelma in the Hindi language | ||
| थेल्मा | thelma | 33.33 |
| थलमा | thalama | 33.33 |
| थैलमा | thailama | 33.33 |
| Thelma in the Arabic language | ||
| ثيلما | thylma | - |
| ثلما | thlma | - |
| تيلما | tylma | - |
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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
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- 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 Thelma
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