Zemmour Surname

125,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zemmour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemmour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,4021:16,0832,912
France7681:86,48812,335
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel101:855,76354,181
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zemmour Last Name Facts

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

Zemmour (Arabic: زمور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻮﺭ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemmour? popularity and diffusion

Zemmour is the 125,377th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,007,036 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Zemmour reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,402 people, or 1 in 16,083. In Algeria Zemmour is primarily found in: Bouïra Province, where 18 percent reside, Tlemcen Province, where 13 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent reside and Morocco, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemmoure931/
Zemmourd931/
Zemour921,702/
Semmour86136/
Zehmour864/
Zemoure864/
Gemmour862/
Zemhour861/
Zemourr861/
Zeemour860/
Zemor8377/
Zemur832/
Seymmour802/
Shemmour801/
Ziemoure801/
Chemmour801/
Zemmar77411/
Zemore7744/
Semour7741/
Jemour7730/
Zimmur772/
Zémour771/
Zemure771/
Zemeur771/
Cemmur771/
Zimmor770/
Semmor770/
Ziemor770/
Zeamor770/
Cemour770/
Seymour7166,041/
Seamour7140/
Djemour7119/
Ceymour716/
Chemour715/
Seimour711/
Jeymour711/
Zemmaer711/
Chemmur711/
Setmour710/
Geymour710/
Seemour710/
Semur67354/
Seymoure67287/
Zemar67259/
Zimur67142/
Jemur67106/
Gemur6774/
Gemor6771/
Cemor6735/
Semor6724/
Zimor6712/
Zémor678/
Jemor677/
Zymor674/
Chemmuir671/
Hseymour671/
Zimmorre671/
Zemorová671/
Ziemoore671/
Seymourt671/
Zemôr671/
Seymouer670/
Seysmour670/
Seamoure670/

Zemmour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemmour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻮﺭalzmwr66.67
ﺯﻣﻮﺭzmwr33.33
Zemmour in the Arabic language
زمورzmwr-

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