Zamei Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Zamei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Zamei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zamei (Marathi: झमेई) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Zamei occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Zamei live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Zamei is most prevalent in: Kapchorwa District, where 64 percent reside, Kween District, where 27 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zamei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamei in the Marathi language | ||
| झमेई | jhame'i | - |
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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 Zamei
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