Zemmouri Surname

31,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zemmouri Surname User-submission:

The Zemmouri surname comes from the Algerian Kabyle language, where azemmour means 'olive'. So zemmouri means 'family who owns a lot of olive trees'.

Zemmouri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria10,8061:3,575512
Morocco5,8961:5,847692
Spain1821:256,87916,299
Belgium851:135,25519,444
France561:1,186,120124,657
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Zémmouri (2) are calculated separately.

Zemmouri (252) may also be a first name.

Zemmouri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zemmouri surname comes from the Algerian Kabyle language, where azemmour means 'olive'. So zemmouri means 'family who owns a lot of olive trees'.

- haniaz

Zemmouri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemmouri is found most frequently in Algeria. It can occur as: Zémmouri. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemmouri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,164th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 425,178 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zemmouri reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 252 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 10,806 people, or 1 in 3,575. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Batna Province, where 16 percent live, Algiers Province, where 15 percent live and Oran Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Algeria it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Zemmouri Last Name Statistics demography

Zemmouri earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.4% less than the national average, earning $32,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zémmouri962/
Zemmourit944/
Zemmourii941/
Zemouri938,060/
Zemmori935/
Zemmuri933/
Zemmoura88899/
Semmouri889/
Zemourit884/
Zemmoury882/
Zimmouri882/
Zemourri881/
Zemmoiri881/
Zemmorie881/
Zemmoure881/
Zemori8619/
Zemuri868/
Chemmouri821/
Zemmari80818/
Zemoura80710/
Gemmori804/
Zemoure804/
Semouri801/
Zemmora801/
Semmori801/
Dzemuri801/
Chemouri75230/
Seymouri7577/
Zeimhori7536/
Tzimouri7516/
Djemouri752/
Ziemoure751/
Ssemmuri751/
Semmoura750/
Zemari71759/
Zemura71729/
Semuri7164/
Semori7161/
Zemora7145/
Zemore7144/
Jemuri7141/
Gemori717/
Zimuri717/
Zémori712/
Djemourai711/
Zemure711/
Jemori711/
Zemoyorgi711/
Zimori711/
Zemory710/
Zeamari67521/
Simouri67382/
Semmari67318/
Zimmari67247/
Seimori67213/
Zenmura67176/
Chemuri67147/
Siemuri67118/
Semotri67109/
Semorio6784/
Dzemura6782/
Chemori6746/
Zymoroi6746/
Senmori6730/
Zemarai6728/
Zaimuri6722/
Semutri6716/
Jemmari6712/
Dzimuri677/
Zemairi676/
Tzemari674/
Jimmuri674/
Djemori674/
Ssemuri673/
Gemurai673/
Shemuri673/
Gemmari672/
Zemmara672/
Semoura672/
Zemhari672/
Zhemura671/
Cemoura671/
Semauri671/
Semorie671/
Seymori671/
Zemario671/
Gimouri671/
Genmori671/
Semorai671/
Zeimari671/
Giemuri671/
Zimauri671/
Semmura671/
Zemarie671/

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