Zemay Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Zemay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 98 | 1:44,985 | 4,075 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Zemay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zemay (Marathi: झेमय) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zemay are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 44,985. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 94 percent live, Montserrado County, where 5 percent live and Margibi County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Liberia Zemay exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zemay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemay in the Marathi language | ||
| झेमय | jhemaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Zemay
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