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 can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zamei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zamei is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It 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.
It is most widespread 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 live, Kween District, where 27 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
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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