Zemeh Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zemeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Zemeh (15) may also be a first name.

Zemeh Last Name Facts

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

Zemeh is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zemeh is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Zemeh reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Zemeh is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Bong County, where 33 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Nimba County, where 33 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziemeh911/
Tzemeh911/
Zoemeh911/
Zeme893,348/
Zeemieh831/
Zeameah831/
Zemei802,069/
Zemih80218/
Zehme80176/
Zieme80123/
Zoeme8078/
Zemie8048/
Zheme8037/
Zemme8032/
Zeame8028/
Dzeme8028/
Zeume8011/
Zeime8011/
Zemeu8011/
Zemee807/
Cemeh807/
Zaeme805/
Zemey804/
Zameh803/
Tzeme801/
Zimeh801/
Zomeh801/
Ziehme73165/
Zammeh7388/
Zoemie7383/
Zamieh7333/
Ziemey738/
Dzameh736/
Zemmee735/
Zemmie733/
Czemer732/
Zomieh732/
Ziemei732/
Ćemeha732/
Zeemee732/
Ziemea732/
Zeamme731/
Tsemeh731/
Zemmih731/
Zeumeu731/
Zeamey731/
Zimmeh731/
Zoimeh731/
Zime6711,391/
Ceme674,477/
Zame672,892/
Zemi671,169/
Zome67419/
Čeme6737/
Czimeth675/
Zemy672/
Zyme672/
Chemehe671/
Dzeheme671/
Czemmer671/
Czetmer671/
Çeme671/

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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 Zemeh
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