Zemia Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Zemia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 142 | 1:467,766 | 66,487 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Zémia (1) are calculated separately.
Zemia (55) may also be a first name.
Zemia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zemia (Arabic: ظمياء) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zémia. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zemia is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Zemia is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Zemia live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. Zemia is also the 1,336,256th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 55 people.
The surname Zemia is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 467,766. In France it is primarily found in: Réunion, where 65 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 28 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of France this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zemia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemia in the Arabic language | ||
| ظمياء | zmya | - |
| ظميا | zmya | - |
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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 Zemia
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