Zemfir Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zemfir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zemfir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria631:7,5351,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Zemfir (132) may also be a first name.

Zemfir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemfir (Russian: Земфир) is borne by more people in Transnistria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemfir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Zemfir is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zemfir are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 807,735th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 132 people.

It is most widely held in Transnistria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 7,535. In Transnistria it is mostly concentrated in: Camenca District, where 49 percent live, Rîbnița District, where 49 percent live and Tiraspol Municipality, where 2 percent live. Besides Transnistria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zamfir8324,611/
Zemfyr836/
Zimfir832/
Zemfirova8015/
Zamfyr67102/
Zimfer6775/
Jemfer6737/
Zemfyrova677/
Samfir674/
Zenfirova672/
Zymfer671/
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Zemfir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemfir in the Russian language
Земфирzemfir-

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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 Zemfir
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