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
The surname Zamei (Marathi: झमेई) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamei? popularity and diffusion
Zamei is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Zamei occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Zamei are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Zamei is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kapchorwa District, where 64 percent reside, Kween District, where 27 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 9 percent reside. Besides Uganda it is found 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
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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 Zamei
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