Zemelak Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Zemelak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
Zemelak (936) may also be a first name.
Zemelak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemelak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zemelak occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zemelak.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemelak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Zemelak are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zemelak is also the 264,210th most common first name worldwide, held by 936 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zemelake | 93 | 1 | / |
| Semelak | 86 | 79 | / |
| Zamelak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zemilak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Trzemielak | 82 | 2 | / |
| Semeliak | 80 | 152 | / |
| Semelyak | 80 | 19 | / |
| Dzimelak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamielak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeamalak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semmelhak | 75 | 8 | / |
| Semelhack | 75 | 5 | / |
| Siemielak | 75 | 4 | / |
| Semmelhack | 71 | 321 | / |
| Samelak | 71 | 280 | / |
| Zimolak | 71 | 16 | / |
| Semmelhaak | 71 | 13 | / |
| Zamalak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semmelhaack | 67 | 208 | / |
| Sameliak | 67 | 97 | / |
| Chimelak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Semilyak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samelyak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simielak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zemelak
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis