Zemljič Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zemljič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zemljič 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
Slovenia1,3491:1,844174
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Zemljić (295), Zemljic (74), Žemljič (21) & Žemljić (19) are calculated separately.

Zemljič Last Name Facts

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

Zemljič is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Zemljić, Zemljic, Žemljič or Žemljić. For other potential spellings of Zemljič click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemljič? popularity and diffusion

Zemljič is the 283,789th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zemljič live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,349 people, or 1 in 1,844. In Slovenia Zemljič is mostly found in: Drava, where 54 percent live, Mura, where 23 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 12 percent live. Aside from Slovenia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 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
Zemljić95295/
Zemljic9574/
Žemljič9521/
Žemljić9019/
Zemljičová821/
Zemljich803/
Zemlja779/
Zemlje772/
Zemlie770/
Cemeljic6712/
Cemeljić673/
Žemlja6260/
Semlje621/
Žemlje621/
Zemlye621/
Zsemlye57709/
Semlies5723/
Siemlieh535/
Semillie531/
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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 Zemljič
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