Zemlak Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zemlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3251:116,95017,460
Canada1451:254,10824,080
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Zemlák (12) are calculated separately.

Zemlak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemlak is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Zemlák. Click here for other possible spellings of Zemlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemlak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 568,231st most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Zemlak are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 116,950. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Zemlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zemlak surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zemlak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemlák9412/
Zemliak921,201/
Zemlyak92688/
Ziemlak9286/
Zemlack921/
Dzemlack861/
Ziemlack861/
Semlak83137/
Zemlok8366/
Gemlak8359/
Zimlak8336/
Jemlak8314/
Cemlak832/
Zamlak832/
Zemłak831/
Zemlakova808/
Zemlock77188/
Gemlack77127/
Siemlak777/
Jemlack771/
Semleak771/
Semlack771/
Zemlyakova754,266/
Zemliakova75730/
Zemleakova751/
Chemlakh717/
Semmlack715/
Samlak67229/
Somlak6727/
Simlak6726/
Cemlok679/
Zemláková677/
Jemlok673/
Zymlok672/
Zemloc672/
Gimlak671/
Gemlax671/
Cymlak671/

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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 Zemlak
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