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
Average Zemel Salary in
United States
$57,582 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Žemel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 248,859th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 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 widely held first name in the world It is held by 21 people.
The last name Zemel 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 concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Outside of 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 occurrence of Zemel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 75,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zemel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Zemel surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Zemel last name are 42.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.88% being 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
- 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 Zemel
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