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
Thelma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| 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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- 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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