Zemeye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Zemeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zemeye (16) may also be a first name.
Zemeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zemeye is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemeye? popularity and diffusion
Zemeye is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Zemeye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zemeye reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Zemeye is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 50 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Zemeye
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