Zemb Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Zemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2721:244,20137,781
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zemb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemb (Arabic: زمب, Russian: Земб) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zemb is the 912,827th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zemb are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Zemb is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 244,201. In France Zemb is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 71 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 7 percent reside. Excluding France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zembt891/
Zeamb891/
Ziemb891/
Zeimb891/
Zmb862/
Zemp754,614/
Semb751,220/
Zamb75203/
Gemb75111/
Zemf7532/
Zomb7520/
Zimb753/
Zsmb753/
Zenb753/
Czeb752/
Cemb752/
Szmb751/
Zymb751/
Zmbd751/
Zmbt751/
Jemb751/
Jzmb751/
Zembsch73246/
Zembová7354/
Zembova737/
Gembs6742/
Ziembová6732/
Zeenb6713/
Tsemb679/
Zemft677/
Chemb675/
Zammb674/
Zaenb674/
Siemb674/
Zienb673/
Sembt673/
Zemfe672/
Zhomb671/
Sehmb671/
Sembs671/
Sembh671/
Shemb671/
Szmbs671/
Jembs671/
Zmbsh671/
Suemb671/
Zennb671/
Seemb671/
Jhemb671/
Zemps671/
Ziembova671/
Zimnb671/
Djemb671/
Zimeb671/
Xembh671/
Zambh671/

Zemb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemb in the Russian language
Зембzemb-
Zemb in the Arabic language
زمبzmb-

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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
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  • 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 Zemb
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