Tsem Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Tsem (19) may also be a first name.

Tsem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsem (Russian: Цем) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsem reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 19 people.

Tsem is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Tsem is mostly found in: Benue, where 98 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tseem89507/
Tshem89395/
Tseme89193/
Tseam897/
Tsemg897/
Tseum894/
Tsiem893/
Tseim893/
Thsem892/
Tssem891/
Tsheme80219/
Thseem8021/
Tseame8014/
Tseaum807/
Tsieme803/
Tsemne803/
Tseemh802/
Tsemhe801/
Tsesme801/
Tshiem801/
Tsatem801/
Tsgeme801/
Tsheim801/
Tschem801/
Tsen755,757/
Tsim751,504/
Tsam75780/
Tsom7554/
Tjem7548/
Tzem757/
Tsym757/
Tgem751/
Scem751/
Tsemgne7321/
Tsemova736/
Tchasem733/
Tseemnh731/
Tsassem731/
Tseng6716,533/
Tsend674,863/
Tsime67990/
Tseen67887/
Tchassem67857/
Tsane67583/
Tsien67448/
Tsham67293/
Tshim67244/
Tsuen67195/
Tsent67171/
Tszen67169/
Tsone6750/
Tsoum6739/
Tshom6736/
Tshen6733/
Tsjen6732/
Tchem6726/
Tjeme6711/
Tsehn675/
Tsaam674/
Tzeem673/
Tsenn673/
Csiem672/
Tssen671/
Tsimh671/
Ddsem671/
Zseem671/
Zsehm671/
Tsamg671/
Thzem671/
Thsam671/
Tsyom671/
Tzemh671/
Thsom671/
Tzeme671/
Sceem671/
Tsamd671/
Tsenk671/
Tsjim671/
Tsoen671/
Sceam671/
Tjeem671/
Sciem670/

Tsem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsem in the Russian language
Цемcem-

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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 Tsem
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