Tshams Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tshams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tshams (49) may also be a first name.

Tshams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshams is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tshams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshams? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tshams is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tshams occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tshams reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshams is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsamse83114/
Tchamse771,209/
Tshanse771/
Tschamz771/
Chams732,856/
Tsans732/
Tsoms731/
Tshaynsh714/
Tshamche712/
Tsamsova711/
Tchamsse711/
Chamss6728/
Chamse6718/
Chaims6718/
Tschansch671/
Tsanse671/
Tchans671/
Tchoms671/
Tzaims671/
Zahams671/
Cheams671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tshams
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