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) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant: Théma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 96,827th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,484,830 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Thema reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thema is also the 153,451st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 2,348 people.
The last name Thema is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,024 people, or 1 in 13,464. In South Africa Thema is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name 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 incidence of Thema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thema surname 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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