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 most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Žemel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 248,859th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,566,132 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Zemel reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally, held by 21 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 755 people, or 1 in 480,078. In The United States Zemel is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.
Zemel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zemel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zemel last name grew 75,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zemel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Zemel last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Zemel are 42.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.88% registered with 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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- 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 Zemel
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