Tsem Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Tsem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tseem | 89 | 507 | / |
| Tshem | 89 | 395 | / |
| Tseme | 89 | 193 | / |
| Tseam | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tsemg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Tseum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tsiem | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tseim | 89 | 3 | / |
| Thsem | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tssem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tsheme | 80 | 219 | / |
| Thseem | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tseame | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tseaum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tsieme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tsemne | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tseemh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsemhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsesme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsatem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsgeme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsheim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tschem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsen | 75 | 5,757 | / |
| Tsim | 75 | 1,504 | / |
| Tsam | 75 | 780 | / |
| Tsom | 75 | 54 | / |
| Tjem | 75 | 48 | / |
| Tzem | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tsym | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tgem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsemgne | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tsemova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tchasem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tseemnh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsassem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tseng | 67 | 16,533 | / |
| Tsend | 67 | 4,863 | / |
| Tsime | 67 | 990 | / |
| Tseen | 67 | 887 | / |
| Tchassem | 67 | 857 | / |
| Tsane | 67 | 583 | / |
| Tsien | 67 | 448 | / |
| Tsham | 67 | 293 | / |
| Tshim | 67 | 244 | / |
| Tsuen | 67 | 195 | / |
| Tsent | 67 | 171 | / |
| Tszen | 67 | 169 | / |
| Tsone | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tsoum | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tshom | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tshen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tsjen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tchem | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tjeme | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsehn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsaam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tzeem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsenn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Csiem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tssen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddsem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zseem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thzem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsjim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sciem | 67 | 0 | / |
Tsem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsem in the Russian language | ||
| Цем | cem | - |
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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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- 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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