Zemedu Surname

151,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zemedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zemedu (2,081) may also be a first name.

Zemedu Last Name Facts

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

Zemedu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemedu? popularity and diffusion

Zemedu is the 151,746th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,511,215 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zemedu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 165,161st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 2,081 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Excluding Ethiopia Zemedu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemedu8316/
Zemadu833/
Semedu833/
Zamedu832/
Zhemodu7724/
Semedou7717/
Gemedhu771/
Zimeidou711/
Dzemidau711/
Semidu6710/
Semadu677/
Jemidu676/
Semodu675/
Simedu671/
Zamidu671/
Gemidu671/
Somedu671/

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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 Zemedu
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