Zemel Surname

248,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Zemel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7551:480,07840,678
Israel3701:23,1293,412
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Canada521:708,56956,910
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Žemel (14) are calculated separately.

Zemel (21) may also be a first name.

Zemel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zemel (Russian: Земель) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as: Žemel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,859th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,566,132 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Zemel reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Zemel is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 755 people, or 1 in 480,078. In The United States Zemel is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Zemel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zemel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zemel surname rose 75,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zemel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zemel last name are 42.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Zemel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.45% more than the national average, earning $57,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.26% more than the national average, earning $74,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žemel9314/
Zemmel91219/
Zeemel9138/
Szemel9135/
Zemell9112/
Ziemel9112/
Zhemel9110/
Czemel913/
Zemeel911/
Czemmel83356/
Czemiel83280/
Szemiel83177/
Ziemehl835/
Zemmell833/
Zeamele832/
Szemmel832/
Zeimele831/
Dziemel831/
Zamel804,876/
Gemel803,949/
Semel801,210/
Jemel80190/
Cemel80155/
Zimel80140/
Zeiml80103/
Zemil8085/
Zeeml806/
Zomel805/
Čemel801/
Trzemiel7711/
Dzhemmel7711/
Zemelova772/
Zimmel731,832/
Semoel731,520/
Gemmel731,504/
Djemel731,502/
Semmel731,435/
Chemel731,269/
Zameel731,030/
Semuel73557/
Shemel73204/
Zahmel73160/
Zimele73139/
Seumel73117/
Seimel73104/
Sehmel7391/
Zammel7381/
Szymel7379/
Zamuel7377/
Seemel7357/
Gemehl7352/
Jesmel7350/
Gemell7346/
Semael7340/
Semeel7339/
Zimehl7337/
Tzemil7333/
Tsemel7324/
Jeamel7319/
Jemeel7318/
Zamell7312/
Jemmel7312/
Siemel7311/
Zemmil738/
Semeul738/
Gemelt737/
Saemel735/
Szemil735/
Cemelt735/
Cemmel734/
Semiel734/
Gemeel733/
Zamiel733/
Zamael733/
Szimel733/
Semell732/
Zymmel732/
Zomael732/
Zīmele732/
Jemell731/
Ceamel731/
Zemlet731/
Žemelė731/
Geymel731/
Dzemil731/
Zymhel731/
Zimoel731/
Gesmel730/
Scemel730/
Szemelová715/
Szemelova711/
Gemmell679,058/
Schemel672,239/
Geml67263/
Shemeld67236/
Dzhemil67188/
Shemuel6772/
Szymiel6766/
Chemell6748/
Ziml6730/
Zaml6726/
Zemlova6719/
Shemeel6716/
Szimmel6714/
Saemuel6711/
Shemell6710/
Seamuel6710/
Zimmehl679/
Chesmel678/
Dzhemyl678/
Shemoel677/
Seml677/
Cemmell676/
Shemmel676/
Szemlet676/
Djemmel675/
Zemlová674/
Shemael673/
Zimmell673/
Seumuel673/
Seemele673/
Semmell672/
Szymell672/
Shemiel672/
Ceml672/
Jemmell671/
Zimmele671/
Semmuel671/
Siemiel671/
Zammael671/
Seemeel671/
Szymelt671/
Seimele671/
Saemoel671/
Zoml671/
Seameul670/
Seamell670/
Seammel670/

Zemel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemel in the Russian language
Земельzemel-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zemel
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