Thema Surname

96,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0241:13,4641,692
Botswana2591:8,4441,491
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Haiti1301:82,1844,229
India1211:6,339,383145,676
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Théma (1) are calculated separately.

Thema (2,348) may also be a first name.

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 most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms: Théma. Click here for other possible spellings of Thema.

How Common Is The Last Name Thema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,827th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,484,830 people. Thema occurs mostly 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. Thema is also the 153,451st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,348 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring 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 live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Aside from South Africa Thema exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Thema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thema last name expanded 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Théma931/
Theuma911,073/
Thiema91430/
Theama9139/
Themea9125/
Thoema9116/
Themma9112/
Theema917/
Theima914/
Themah913/
Themga912/
Themai911/
Themau911/
Themay911/
Tema8916,826/
Thetmat8320/
Theisma8311/
Themaux839/
Theumai835/
Tehhema831/
Thehema831/
Themeau831/
Themass831/
Themaat831/
Themaha831/
Theemat831/
Thiemaa830/
Tohma8043,722/
Thoma8034,756/
Taema805,847/
Teama804,857/
Temaj803,675/
Thima803,079/
Tesma802,287/
Temga802,256/
Thama802,177/
Tiema801,755/
Toema801,598/
Teima801,517/
Teuma801,205/
Temai801,068/
Tahma801,032/
Temah80833/
Temma80372/
Teema80326/
Temea80284/
Themo80219/
Temoa80190/
Temas80185/
Htema8099/
Temat8049/
Temay8031/
Tihma8020/
Thyma8015/
Tehma8013/
Thöma809/
Temaa808/
Temau808/
Teyma806/
Temaz806/
Temap803/
Temad803/
Temha802/
Tejma801/
Ttema801/
Dtema801/
Thaemmai773/
Themault772/
Thetmaha772/
Themmath771/
Taheemah771/
Thamma739,572/
Thomma73944/
Tahama73324/
Thimma73315/
Thaima73283/
Thamai73227/
Thomai73205/
Thomay73199/
Temaat73175/
Taemai73148/
Temhat73133/
Ttaema7364/
Teimai7353/
Taemah7348/
Tiemah7342/
Toemah7339/
Temmas7338/
Themou7336/
Thimai7324/
Thaama7322/
Teemaa7320/
Temahu7319/
Thisma7319/
Thomea7318/
Temhah7315/
Tohmah7313/
Thamay7313/
Teumah7313/
Thamah7312/
Thomaa7311/
Thomah7311/
Tihmaz7311/
Temmah7310/
Teisma7310/
Tihmad739/
Teijma739/
Thiemo738/
Tehmah738/
Teumai738/
Temach737/
Thamea737/
Tiemai736/
Toemai736/
Temgah736/
Temmat736/
Thimaj736/
Thamha735/
Teamaa735/
Temmad735/
Ttemma734/
Taemau734/
Temmaa734/
Thimay734/
Ttiema734/
Thaemo734/
Tohmai734/
Tea'ma734/
Thamaa733/
Tiemma733/
Teumay733/
Tiemaa733/
Thimah733/
Temass732/
Tematt732/
Tesmay732/
Themei732/
Teimah732/
Tahmah732/
Tahmai732/
Taemaa732/
Teumma732/
Temash731/
Toemay731/
Teesma731/
Theimo731/
Temeap731/
Thimaa731/
Tihmma731/
Tajhma731/
Themey731/
Teemau731/
Teetma731/
Themop731/
Temhga731/
Temasz731/
Temaux731/
Tahmay731/
Teamas731/
Thihma731/
Tieyma731/
Tiemau731/
Tehmad731/
Teimas731/
Thimea731/
Tesmma731/
Teimat731/
Thtima731/
Thimaz731/
Thimha731/
Teemay731/
Thymas730/
Tetmas730/
Toma67157,025/
Tima6754,712/
Tama6747,056/
Temo6710,083/
Tyma671,302/
Thaimai671,267/
Thamaha67564/
Týma6768/
Thammai6755/
Taahama6752/
Thitmai6743/
Theumou6729/
Thuysma6722/
Thammaa6720/
Thimeau6718/
Thaimah6716/
Tahaima6715/
Thommai6714/
Téma6711/
Thoimah679/
Thimahe679/
Thammay677/
Themmei676/
Thaimaj676/
Thaimay676/
Thomhau675/
Thetmot674/
Thommaa673/
Taemaha673/
Tahamma672/
Thimmas672/
Tthamma671/
Theemos671/
Thahama671/
Temahah671/
Thoimaj671/
Thojmas671/
Tíma671/
Thaimau671/
Teumaha671/
Teummah671/
Temajje671/
Tahamai671/
Thimaaj671/
Thesmoz671/
Tiemaha671/
Ttaemai671/
Temmach671/
Tjma671/
Thaysma671/
Thismas671/
Thimaha671/
Thimats671/
Tesmaha671/
Tehmaha671/
Thuymai670/

Thema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thema in the Hindi language
ठेमाthema-
Thema in the Oriya language
େଠମାethama-
Thema in the Marathi language
ठेमाthema-

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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 Thema
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