Zemei Surname
Approximately 2,069 people bear this surname
Zemei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,064 | 1:18,914 | 2,838 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Zemei (293) may also be a first name.
Zemei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zemei is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zemei is the 201,509th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,522,255 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zemei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Zemei is also the 515,650th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 293 people.
Zemei is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,064 people, or 1 in 18,914. In Uganda Zemei is mostly found in: Bulambuli District, where 64 percent are found, Sironko District, where 19 percent are found and Mbale District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda Zemei occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Zemei
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