Thema Surname
Approximately 4,908 people bear this surname
Thema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,024 | 1:13,464 | 1,692 |
| Botswana | 259 | 1:8,444 | 1,491 |
| Indonesia | 190 | 1:696,048 | 54,032 |
| Haiti | 130 | 1:82,184 | 4,229 |
| India | 121 | 1:6,339,383 | 145,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Théma (1) are calculated separately.
Thema (2,348) may also be a first name.
Thema Demographics
Average Thema Salary in
United States
$41,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thema (Hindi: ठेमा, Marathi: ठेमा, Oriya: େଠମା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Théma. Click here for further possible spellings of Thema.
How Common Is The Last Name Thema? popularity and diffusion
Thema is the 96,827th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,484,830 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Thema are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 153,451st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 2,348 people.
The last name Thema is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,024 people, or 1 in 13,464. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa Thema occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Thema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thema has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thema Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Thema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning R 246,804 per year and in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thema in the Hindi language | ||
| ठेमा | thema | - |
| Thema in the Oriya language | ||
| େଠମା | ethama | - |
| Thema in the Marathi language | ||
| ठेमा | thema | - |
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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 Thema
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