Zemaitis Surname

287,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Zemaitis Surname User-submission:

Zemaitis is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a person from Samogitia (low-lying lands); Žemaitija is a region in north-west Lithuania.

Zemaitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
Lithuania1621:18,7323,392
Canada651:566,85547,218
England521:1,071,50151,923
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Guam121:13,3432,098
Norway101:514,22941,629
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Žemaitis (3,695) are calculated separately.

Zemaitis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zemaitis is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a person from Samogitia (low-lying lands); Žemaitija is a region in north-west Lithuania.

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Zemaitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zemaitis is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Žemaitis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemaitis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 287,725th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,462,928 people. The last name Zemaitis is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Zemaitis live; 73 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Zemaitis is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Zemaitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zemaitis last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zemaitis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning $43,498 CAD per year.

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