Zema Surname

89,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Albania

Zema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,3061:46,8278,432
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Uganda5551:70,3417,804
Ukraine4781:95,23613,641
United States4011:903,88868,085
Zimbabwe2701:57,1798,669
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Russia2651:543,86149,148
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Albania981:29,7354,653
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
France881:754,80492,996
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Poland671:567,29552,993
Algeria531:728,89741,087
Benin461:224,68720,522
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Haiti321:333,87210,404
Australia271:999,84158,390
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Greece211:527,60966,013
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
England181:3,095,448105,421
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Serbia91:793,88326,061
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Zéma (1) are calculated separately.

Zema (12,427) may also be a first name.

Zema Last Name Facts

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

Zema (Georgian: ზემა, Russian: Зема, Tibetan: མཛོས་མ།) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zéma. For other potential spellings of Zema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,012th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,351,297 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Zema reside; 24 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 24 percent reside in Italic Europe. Zema is also the 52,900th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 12,427 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 1,306 people, or 1 in 46,827. In Italy Zema is most numerous in: Calabria, where 71 percent are found, Lombardy, where 8 percent are found and Lazio, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Italy it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Zema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zema last name expanded 2,111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (60%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zema are 16.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning €31,773 per year and in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zéma921/
Zemma89578/
Ziema89360/
Dzema89344/
Zhema89322/
Zeema89315/
Zeama89252/
Zehma89213/
Zejma89149/
Zemah89115/
Zaema89101/
Zemay89101/
Szema8991/
Zeima8982/
Zetma8976/
Zemaj8953/
Zemat8923/
Zoema8915/
Zemad8914/
Zeyma896/
Zemai894/
Zemas893/
Zesma893/
Zeuma891/
Tzema891/
Zemau890/
Zemach804,583/
Ziemah80694/
Zaemah80263/
Zhemat80202/
Dzhema8094/
Zhemha8069/
Zeimah8057/
Szemat8044/
Dziema8032/
Zeamay8030/
Dzeima8025/
Dzemai8022/
Zhemga8010/
Dzemat809/
Tzemah808/
Zemaha807/
Zemaia805/
Zhemai804/
Zesmaa804/
Z'Iema804/
Zemmat803/
Ziemea802/
Zemaya802/
Zesmas802/
Szemay802/
Chzema801/
Dzemau801/
Zsesma801/
Ziesma801/
Zeymah801/
Zeimai801/
Zeimay801/
Zemmay801/
Zemmaj801/
Zhemay801/
Tzemma801/
Zemmah801/
Zemmas801/
Zeimat801/
Zeemat801/
Zeemay801/
Szejma801/
Dzemaj801/
Dzemga801/
Dzeuma801/
Ziemat801/
Zemaai801/
Zematt801/
Zemmaa801/
Zheama801/
Rzeema801/
Ziemaa801/
Hzeama801/
Sema7531,880/
Zama7521,740/
Zoma7516,977/
Zima7516,886/
Jema754,502/
Zyma753,893/
Gema753,838/
Zemo753,571/
Zeme753,348/
Zemi751,169/
Cema751,068/
Čema7560/
Zýma7543/
Šema7530/
Zíma7526/
Zemó7518/
Çema7511/
Xema756/
Zjma753/
Zemy752/
Zîma751/
Dziejma73340/
Ziemath7321/
Zemasch7320/
Zemault7318/
Dzhemai7312/
Dzhemma7311/
Zemaits733/
Szemait732/
Dzeijma731/
Zematts731/
Zeemadh731/
Zeameah731/
Zeimats731/
Zemmatt730/
Shema6727,133/
Seema6718,588/
Djema6715,980/
Sesma677,364/
Zemed675,486/
Gemma675,225/
Chema674,980/
Zaima673,222/
Dzama673,072/
Semma672,795/
Jemat672,479/
Saema672,343/
Seima672,305/
Zamai672,194/
Tsema672,082/
Zemei672,069/
Tzima671,718/
Semah671,439/
Semai671,305/
Ciema671,186/
Siema671,112/
Xhema671,054/
Jemai671,038/
Zomai67853/
Szima67845/
Jemaa67842/
Szyma67729/
Jemma67720/
Semat67648/
Dzoma67624/
Zemer67543/
Zemit67526/
Zamay67474/
Zamma67468/
Semas67403/
Zeumo67372/
Zhemi67343/
Zamea67340/
Jemas67312/
Semaa67312/
Zajma67307/
Jemea67277/
Zamah67276/
Gemay67254/
Dzemo67246/
Zyoma67243/
Seuma67228/
Zimah67227/
Zemih67218/
Zeimi67214/
Gemas67195/
Semau67191/
Zehme67176/
Zemou67175/
Zaama67165/
Semad67158/
Zimay67149/
Seama67147/
Jeama67145/
Zhama67137/
Semaj67136/
Scema67132/
Zemoh67128/
Zieme67123/
Zimma67121/
Jemad67113/
Semay67112/
Zahma67107/
Čemas67100/
Dzyma6798/
Semea6794/
Cesma6791/
Zemet6781/
Zeemi6779/
Dzima6775/
Zemui6771/
Zimai6769/
Czoma6769/
Zimaj6768/
Jemau6763/
Ceema6761/
Ziemi6761/
Zemis6756/
Zeami6755/
Zejmo6751/
Semga6748/
Zemie6748/
Seyma6744/
Jõema6742/
Zamau6741/
Zayma6740/
Giema6739/
Zheme6737/
Soema6737/
Zymaj6737/
Zhima6736/
Gemai6736/
Zemme6732/
Cemas6731/
Gemat6731/
Gemad6731/
Cemma6730/
Jeema6730/
Gemea6730/
Zamaa6729/
Semoa6728/
Zemmo6728/
Zeame6728/
Cemat6725/
Gemha6725/
Gemaa6724/
Cemaj6723/
Zetmi6722/
Zemuy6722/
Zemes6721/
Gesma6720/
Jesma6718/
Zemeš6718/
Semha6717/
Ceima6717/
Zomaï6717/
Jhema6716/
Zhemo6716/
Zomah6716/
Zemoz6715/
Zymai6715/
Setma6714/
Zemoy6713/
Zemot6713/
Ssema6713/
Cemai6712/
Zemyt6712/
Zeime6711/
Zemeu6711/
Zeume6711/
Jemha6710/
Zimaň6710/
Zimaa6710/
Zzama679/
Cemay679/
Zimat679/
Semač679/
Hzama679/
Zomaa679/
Zhoma678/
Jeima678/
Geyma678/
Semaï678/
Zemoi678/
Tzemo678/
Zamha677/
Zimad677/
Zeimo677/
Zemgo677/
Zemee677/
Sehma676/
Zimas676/
Hzima676/
Rzemi676/
Tjema675/
Zeumi675/
Zimoa675/
Zomma675/
Jemaï675/
Džema675/
Jemay675/
Zitma675/
Ceama674/
Semap674/
Getma674/
Zimga674/
Zemmi674/
Jemâa674/
Rzima674/
Zemey674/
Zemos674/
Hzemi674/
Zemoo674/
Cehma674/
Zeymo673/
Hsema673/
Zhyma673/
Zeamo673/
Hgema673/
Jeyma672/
Gemau672/
Szemo672/
Žeima672/
Žemľa672/
Xemay672/
Dziemach672/
Zisma672/
Dsema672/
Dgema671/
Gemaz671/
Zzeme671/
Zemmy671/
Zetmo671/
Ziemo671/
Jemàa671/
Zamaí671/
Jemaz671/
Jzima671/
Zesme671/
Zeamă671/
Zimaz671/
Zamșa671/
Zaemo671/
Šiema671/
Zoima671/
Zomay671/
Zséma671/
Zzima671/
Zymah671/
Szíma671/
Gejma671/
Czyma671/
Cemaz671/
Cetma671/
Şemay671/
Cemah671/
Cemga671/
Zemuo671/
Zohma671/
Ziemy671/
Zihma671/
Zuima671/
Zimau671/
Zimha671/
Çeama671/
Gemaj671/

Zema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zema in the Georgian language
ზემაzema-
Zema in the Tibetan language
མཛོས་མ།dzöma-
Zema in the Russian language
Земаzema-

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