Zamora Surname
Approximately 544,607 people bear this surname
Zamora Surname Definition:
Found in Catalonia. Name of important city in Leon and village near Bilbao. Equivalent to surname Samora (see) name of judicial province in Spain. Implies one who is from city, village, or province of Zamora. Etymology unknown.
"Zamora" related to the Arabic "zamr" meaning music or a place of dancing and music.
Read More About This SurnameZamora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 175,976 | 1:705 | 112 |
| Philippines | 57,346 | 1:1,765 | 110 |
| United States | 56,248 | 1:6,444 | 754 |
| Cuba | 27,269 | 1:423 | 72 |
| Spain | 26,994 | 1:1,732 | 197 |
| Nicaragua | 26,315 | 1:229 | 41 |
| Colombia | 24,537 | 1:1,947 | 387 |
| Venezuela | 22,558 | 1:1,339 | 238 |
| Ecuador | 21,523 | 1:739 | 118 |
| Peru | 20,178 | 1:1,575 | 260 |
| Costa Rica | 19,708 | 1:243 | 68 |
| Chile | 18,121 | 1:972 | 214 |
| Argentina | 12,420 | 1:3,441 | 417 |
| Guatemala | 8,982 | 1:1,791 | 304 |
| Honduras | 4,914 | 1:1,794 | 295 |
| El Salvador | 4,267 | 1:1,487 | 278 |
| Bolivia | 2,305 | 1:4,606 | 659 |
| Panama | 2,224 | 1:1,759 | 282 |
| Nigeria | 1,934 | 1:91,594 | 6,357 |
| France | 1,322 | 1:50,244 | 6,567 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,009 | 1:10,340 | 849 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,009 | 1:3,518 | 283 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Poland | 899 | 1:42,279 | 6,625 |
| Russia | 895 | 1:161,031 | 18,454 |
| Brazil | 890 | 1:240,533 | 9,280 |
| Canada | 670 | 1:54,993 | 6,529 |
| Uruguay | 564 | 1:6,085 | 675 |
| Australia | 301 | 1:89,687 | 10,310 |
| Indonesia | 279 | 1:474,011 | 39,120 |
| Thailand | 212 | 1:333,200 | 57,566 |
| Ukraine | 175 | 1:260,130 | 33,933 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Guam | 82 | 1:1,953 | 256 |
| Andorra | 75 | 1:1,118 | 187 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Taiwan | 58 | 1:404,220 | 3,133 |
| Italy | 55 | 1:1,111,940 | 72,628 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Lebanon | 43 | 1:131,095 | 6,872 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Romania | 38 | 1:528,365 | 39,789 |
| Belize | 35 | 1:10,156 | 1,308 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 31 | 1:43,999 | 4,008 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 230 | 1:218,342 | 18,603 |
The alternate forms: Zámora (16) & Zamóra (1) are calculated separately.
Zamora (1,075) may also be a first name.
Zamora Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Catalonia. Name of important city in Leon and village near Bilbao. Equivalent to surname Samora (see) name of judicial province in Spain. Implies one who is from city, village, or province of Zamora. Etymology unknown.
"Zamora" related to the Arabic "zamr" meaning music or a place of dancing and music.
Basque name from Irún (Guipúzcoa).
See Zamorano.
Zamora Demographics
Zamora Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Zamora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zamora (Arabic: زامورا, Georgian: ზამორა, Russian: Замора) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Zámora or Zamóra. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamora? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 979th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,381 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Zamora live; 39 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispano-North America. Zamora is also the 243,766th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 1,075 people.
The surname Zamora is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 175,976 people, or 1 in 705. In Mexico Zamora is mostly found in: México, where 15 percent live, Mexico City, where 9 percent live and Jalisco, where 7 percent live. Not including Mexico it occurs in 121 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Zamora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zamora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zamora surname rose 24,456 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zamora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (40%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (92%) in Lebanon, Muslim (85%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Zamora surname are 43.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.32% being registered with the party.
The amount Zamora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.93% less than the national average, earning €8,731 per year; in Norway they earn 22.64% less than the national average, earning 267,719 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,185 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $23,140,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning $36,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zamora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamora in the Georgian language | ||
| ზამორა | zamora | - |
| Zamora in the Russian language | ||
| Замора | zamora | - |
| Zamora in the Arabic language | ||
| زامورا | zamwra | - |
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Zamora Reference & Research
Zamora DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Zamora FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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