Zemel Surname
Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname
Zemel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 755 | 1:480,078 | 40,678 |
| Israel | 370 | 1:23,129 | 3,412 |
| Russia | 190 | 1:758,542 | 63,193 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Žemel (14) are calculated separately.
Zemel (21) may also be a first name.
Zemel Demographics
Zemel Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Zemel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zemel (Russian: Земель) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Žemel. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 248,859th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,566,132 people. The surname Zemel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Zemel live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zemel is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 755 people, or 1 in 480,078. In The United States Zemel is most common in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Zemel occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.
Zemel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zemel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zemel last name rose 75,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zemel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Zemel last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Zemel surname are 42.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.88% being registered to vote for the political 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
Zemel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemel in the Russian language | ||
| Земель | zemel | - |
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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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- 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 Zemel
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