Zemmers Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zemmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia801:25,6263,910
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zemmers Last Name Facts

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

Zemmers (Russian: Земмерс) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemmers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zemmers live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 25,626. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 93 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent reside and Latgale, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemers926/
Zimmers86799/
Zommers86337/
Zeimers86158/
Cemmers8622/
Semmers8611/
Ziemers863/
Jemmers861/
Gemmers860/
Siemmers801/
Seammers800/
Semmiers800/
Zomers77421/
Gemers7723/
Zimers7717/
Semers774/
Zemars773/
Jemers771/
Cemers771/
Sommers7119,427/
Siemers716,032/
Simmers714,694/
Chemers71127/
Soemers71121/
Symmers71118/
Sammers71107/
Cimmers7137/
Ceimers7134/
Seimers7119/
Seamers7113/
Jimmers715/
Cemerse714/
Getmers711/
Semgers711/
Senmers710/
Semmors710/
Seimears67155/
Schemers6761/
Shimmers674/
Sommiers672/
Sommoers671/
Seymiers670/
Scimmers670/
Siemiers670/
Sommmers670/

Zemmers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemmers in the Russian language
Земмерсzemmers-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zemmers
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