Zelmira Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Zelmira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelmira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Želmíra (3) are calculated separately.

Zelmira (4,684) may also be a first name.

Zelmira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelmira (Arabic: زلميرا, Georgian: ზელმირა) has its highest incidence in Peru. It may be found as a variant: Želmíra. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelmira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Zelmira reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Andean South America. Zelmira is also the 100,117th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 4,684 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 15,892,062. Barring Peru this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Želmíra903/
Zelmire8660/
Celmira868/
Jelmira861/
Selmira861/
Selmire7112/
Celmiro711/
Gelmire710/
Gelmirez6715/
Selmieri671/
Selmerra671/
Zellmere670/
Clmera621/
Silmera574/
Selmere571/
Gilmire570/
Gilmaire53219/
Gelmeris531/
Gelmeres531/
Gillmire530/
Chlemaire5029/
Gilmeires501/

Zelmira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelmira in the Georgian language
ზელმირაzelmira-
Zelmira in the Arabic language
زلميراzlmyra-
سلميراslmyra-

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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 Zelmira
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