Zaremba Surname

20,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zaremba Surname Definition:

(Polish) A warrior who fought with a sword.

Zaremba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland13,4171:2,833272
Ukraine3,8681:11,7691,497
United States3,4221:105,92011,634
Russia1,9451:74,0999,498
Germany1,6201:49,6956,483
Canada3441:107,10911,509
Belarus3121:30,4525,289
Lithuania1881:16,1412,953
England1851:301,17922,911
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
France1631:407,50159,752
Kazakhstan1601:110,51611,952
Romania1121:179,26718,325
Latvia1091:18,8082,825
Czechia1031:103,23817,065
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Moldova531:67,1969,093
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Australia421:642,75544,739
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Austria291:293,63633,260
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Norway241:214,26224,079
Israel221:388,98331,283
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Zaręmba (36) & Záremba (1) are calculated separately.

Zaremba (14) may also be a first name.

Zaremba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) A warrior who fought with a sword.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zaremba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaremba (Arabic: زاريمبا, Georgian: ზარემბა, Russian: Заремба) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Zaręmba or Záremba. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaremba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,369th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 271,508 people. The surname Zaremba occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Zaremba live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Zaremba is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

Zaremba is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 13,417 people, or 1 in 2,833. Excluding Poland this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Zaremba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zaremba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 57,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zaremba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zaremba last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zaremba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.3% less than the national average, earning 251,594 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.74% less than the national average, earning R 107,544 per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $54,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaręmba9536/
Záremba951/
Zarembach889/
Zarembo861,726/
Saremba86452/
Jaremba86279/
Zoremba86262/
Zarimba86169/
Zaramba86109/
Zaremby8629/
Zeremba8615/
Zarenba8613/
Zaromba864/
Zaremva863/
Zarembe862/
Zarembaitė8211/
Dzaramba80413/
Zarember8057/
Charemba8031/
Dzarimba8010/
Zheremba803/
Zaerimba801/
Zharimba801/
Zairembo801/
Dzoremba801/
Sauremba801/
Zarenbas800/
Zaręba7711,816/
Zormba774/
Sarmba770/
Zarnba770/
Jarembach751/
Tsarhemba751/
Zourmba718,636/
Seremba71885/
Zoromba71434/
Saramba71406/
Sarembe71302/
Soremba71116/
Jarimba7185/
Sarimba7171/
Zarambo7142/
Carimba7136/
Saromba7124/
Jarembo7123/
Sarömba7113/
Zorembo716/
Sarembi715/
Zerembo712/
Zarimbo711/
Zeurmba711/
Sarenba711/
Zormbas711/
Zahairembo711/
Zeramba711/
Zarmbos711/
Zarombo711/
Sharmba711/
Zarimbe711/
Jarenba711/
Saremwa711/
Zarenbo711/
Zarmbid711/
Zeromba710/
Sauramba671,340/
Charimba67501/
Tzerembo67488/
Tjarimba67131/
Sariembo6791/
Saurembo6765/
Tsaramba6738/
Tsarimba6732/
Sharimba6724/
Zerambay674/
Zarnbach673/
Sarambai673/
Zourmbai672/
Sereemba671/
Sarambay671/
Joyremba671/
Serembai671/

Zaremba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaremba in the Georgian language
ზარემბაzaremba-
Zaremba in the Russian language
Зарембаzaremba-
Zaremba in the Arabic language
زاريمباzarymba-

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