Zemels Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zemels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia121:170,83720,647
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zemels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zemels Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zemels is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Zemels live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Zemels is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 170,837. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 83 percent are found, Latgale, where 8 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Zemels Last Name Statistics demography

Zemels earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $60,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziemels9218/
Zemmels9212/
Semels8383/
Gemels8355/
Zimels8331/
Zymels833/
Cemels832/
Shemels773,869/
Zamuels7722/
Semuels779/
Zimmels778/
Semmels771/
Gemmels770/
Semls731/
Shemelse711,932/
Shiemels714/
Semuells711/
Jemelles711/
Seamuels710/
Samels67200/
Simels6731/
Cemles6711/
Shemelles675/
Zemlje672/
Schemmels670/
Somels670/

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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 Zemels
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