Tseema Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tseema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tseema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tseema (13) may also be a first name.

Tseema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tseema is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tseema.

How Common Is The Last Name Tseema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tseema are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

Tseema is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 378,154. In Tanzania Tseema is most common in: Manyara Region, where 61 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tseemga92104/
Tseemaa924/
Tsseema921/
Tsema912,082/
Tseyemaa864/
Tseama83426/
Tshema83296/
Tsemma8355/
Tseuma8310/
Tsyema839/
Tsemah837/
Tsemga836/
Tsemai836/
Tsemas831/
Tsiema831/
Tseima831/
Tsemea831/
Tsemay831/
Tsheehama8042/
Tseyeemaa801/
Tshiema77260/
Tsemach7755/
Tsesmaa7739/
Tseyima7722/
Tseemis7711/
Tshemai779/
Tsejima774/
Tseumah772/
Tsemath771/
Tsemmga771/
Tseemed771/
Tsima735,889/
Tsama731,969/
Tsemo731,070/
Tsyma73340/
Zeema73315/
Tsemi73282/
Tsoma73240/
Tseme73193/
Scema73132/
Ceema7361/
Tjema735/
Dsema732/
Tzema731/
Tshiyema711/
Tshehama711/
Tshehemo711/
Cheema6757,581/
Tshama6711,291/
Tshoma672,946/
Tsamai671,621/
Tsimas67474/
Tshima67460/
Tsouma67422/
Tsheme67219/
Tchema67169/
Tsyoma67156/
Tsiemi6749/
Tshemo6741/
Tsaama6737/
Tsymai6736/
Tsemoi6726/
Tsymay6723/
Tsemou6719/
Tseame6714/
Tseumo6710/
Tzemah678/
Tsemeu678/
Tsemer676/
Tshemi676/
Tsymma676/
Tsimay675/
Tsamah674/
Tsemid674/
Tsiemo674/
Tshyma674/
Tsomai673/
Tsieme673/
Tsemet673/
Scemma673/
Tsauma672/
Tsimha672/
Ceyema672/
Tsamma671/
Tsemis671/
Tsemhe671/
Tsomau671/
Tzemma671/
Zeemay671/
Tsuemo671/
Tsaima671/
Tsesme671/
Tsehmo671/
Tsemee671/
Tsemeh671/
Tsemei671/
Tsemih671/
Tsemoh671/
Tsemoy671/
Tsuima671/
Thsoma671/
Tsamha671/
Tsemhi671/
Tsgeme671/
Tzeemi671/
Tsamau671/
Tsiemy671/

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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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  • 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 Tseema
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