Zemele Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Zemele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 151 | 1:13,576 | 2,014 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Zēmele (1) are calculated separately.
Zemele (12) may also be a first name.
Zemele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zemele (Russian: Земеле) is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Zēmele. Click here for other possible spellings of Zemele.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zemele is the 1,218,745th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Zemele are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Zemele is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 13,576. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 61 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 22 percent reside and Semigallia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zemele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemele in the Russian language | ||
| Земеле | zemele | - |
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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 Zemele
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