Themu Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Themu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Themu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Themu (60) may also be a first name.

Themu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Themu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Themu (Bengali: থেমু, Hindi: ठेमू, Marathi: ठेमु, Oriya: େଠମୁ) is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Themu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 679,794th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. Themu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Themu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Themu is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name Themu is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Aside from Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Themou9136/
Theimu914/
Themau911/
Themud910/
Temu8924,105/
Thetmut83113/
Theumou8329/
Themaux839/
Thomu801,410/
Temus80223/
Temou80206/
Temut80144/
Temui80108/
Thamu8097/
Temmu8093/
Taemu8040/
Teemu8023/
Temeu8012/
Thimu8012/
Tiemu809/
Temau808/
Temuh808/
Teamu807/
Temgu804/
Temuz803/
Tohmu802/
Temup802/
Tehmu802/
Temuš801/
Temud801/
Themault772/
Theimuth770/
Thammu73517/
Tiemou73373/
Teumou73283/
Tetmut7366/
Thomeu7337/
Tahmou7329/
Thimou7327/
Temush7324/
Tiemeu7322/
Teumeu7321/
Teemus7320/
Temahu7319/
Tahamu7319/
Thimui739/
Thomhu739/
Thaimu736/
Tehmuh736/
Temoud735/
Temeus735/
Thaamu735/
Tohmuh735/
Temgou735/
Thymou735/
Taemau734/
Temouz734/
Teimou732/
Temmeu732/
Thimud731/
Tetmus731/
Temuth731/
Temmuz731/
Thimmu731/
Teamus731/
Teamuh731/
Temous731/
Tiemau731/
Tomheu731/
Temaux731/
Teemau731/
Temouh731/
Temout730/
Tomu675,584/
Tamu675,421/
Timu673,829/
Temouch67208/
Tahamou677/
Thaimou676/
Thomhau675/
Thaimui674/
Temmouh674/
Thimouy672/
Tymu672/
Teuhmou671/
Thaimau671/
Temhoud671/
Tahamuj671/
Temmoud671/
Thaimmu671/
Thiomou671/
Tiemmou671/
Dtiemou671/
Temmous670/

Themu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Themu in the Bengali language
থেমুthemu-
Themu in the Oriya language
େଠମୁethamu-
Themu in the Marathi language
ठेमुthemu-
Themu in the Hindi language
ठेमूthemu50
ठेमुthemu50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Themu
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