Zemo Surname

127,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Gabon

Zemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Cameroon5831:35,6244,791
Syria5261:36,6942,235
Burkina Faso3391:54,1362,333
Palestine2961:15,3682,688
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Nigeria2051:864,11137,851
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Lebanon591:95,5445,831
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Niger301:639,73415,675
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Jordan261:340,09411,519
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Zemó (18) & Zémo (1) are calculated separately.

Zemo (1,767) may also be a first name.

Zemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zemo (Georgian: ზემო, Russian: Земо, Tibetan: འཛོམས་མོ།) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Zemó or Zémo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,108th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,040,758 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zemo live; 27 percent live in Central Africa and 27 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Zemo is also the 182,056th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,767 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Apart from Egypt Zemo is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Syria, where 15 percent are found.

Zemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zemo surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zemo surname are 22.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.35% registered with the party.

The amount Zemo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.07% less than the national average, earning R 166,176 per year and in United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemó9218/
Zémo921/
Zeumo89372/
Dzemo89246/
Zemou89175/
Zemoh89128/
Zejmo8951/
Zemmo8928/
Zhemo8916/
Zemoz8915/
Zemoy8913/
Zemot8913/
Zemoi898/
Tzemo898/
Zeimo897/
Zemgo897/
Zemos894/
Zemoo894/
Zeymo893/
Zeamo893/
Szemo892/
Zetmo891/
Ziemo891/
Zaemo891/
Zemuo891/
Zemmou80514/
Zheymo8092/
Tzemou8054/
Szejmo8021/
Dzhemo8020/
Dzeumo8018/
Dzemou804/
Zheimo804/
Zeumou802/
Dzemoh802/
Zemout802/
Szemos801/
Zeameo801/
Zemhou801/
Zemoit801/
Zemoud801/
Zeumoh801/
Zhemoh801/
Zeamoh801/
Zeamou801/
Zemous801/
Zemott800/
Zeamot800/
Gemo7521,085/
Semo7520,896/
Zema755,393/
Zamo752,832/
Zomo751,967/
Zimo751,348/
Jemo75597/
Cemo75362/
Šemo7541/
Čemo7525/
Zymo752/
Ćemo752/
Çemo751/
Szemoit735/
Zeimots735/
Zemouch733/
Zeehmoh731/
Ziemoch731/
Dzeimoh731/
Dzeumou731/
Shemo673,358/
Djemo672,246/
Zimmo671,443/
Semou671,081/
Tsemo671,070/
Chemo67845/
Zhimo67812/
Gemmo67649/
Seumo67612/
Zemma67578/
Semoo67460/
Dzomo67418/
Ziema67360/
Dzema67344/
Zhema67322/
Zeema67315/
Semos67282/
Žeimo67265/
Zimou67261/
Zeama67252/
Seemo67234/
Zammo67223/
Zehma67213/
Semmo67193/
Zamoo67190/
Xhemo67164/
Zaamo67152/
Setmo67152/
Zejma67149/
Jemou67145/
Saemo67132/
Soemo67123/
Semoi67121/
Seimo67120/
Gemot67116/
Zemah67115/
Zaema67101/
Szema6791/
Zhamo6790/
Gemos6783/
Zeima6782/
Zetma6776/
Zimos6771/
Semho6765/
Jeimo6756/
Cemoi6749/
Semoy6748/
Cemoh6745/
Zaimo6738/
Sesmo6737/
Džemo6734/
Jemos6730/
Cemot6729/
Semoa6728/
Jemot6727/
Zemat6723/
Zimoh6723/
Zomoh6723/
Siemo6721/
Semoh6720/
Dzimo6720/
Zommo6718/
Jemho6717/
Giemo6717/
Zoema6715/
Ceimo6714/
Semuo6714/
Zemad6714/
Zymos6714/
Gemoi6713/
Jemuo6712/
Cesmo6712/
Gemou6712/
Semod6711/
Semot6711/
Zimeo6711/
Zemeu6711/
Tjemo6710/
Jemmo679/
Gemoo679/
Zamoi677/
Cemos677/
Żejmo676/
Zahmo676/
Jemoi676/
Zamoh676/
Zeyma676/
Åsemo676/
Seymo675/
Zimoa675/
Zimoň675/
Seamo675/
Zhemhots675/
Zomho674/
Jesmo674/
Tzamo674/
Ssemo674/
Geymo674/
Zeimouch674/
Cemoo674/
Zemas673/
Zesma673/
Gemoz673/
Cemoy673/
Jeymo673/
Dzamo672/
Zamoy672/
Sejmo672/
Gesmo672/
Ciemo672/
Cemmo671/
Zimod671/
Sehmo671/
Jeamo671/
Zeuma671/
Jemoy671/
Jetmo671/
Tzema671/
Tzimo671/
Zeamă671/
Zomoi671/
Semoj671/
Tcemo671/
Gemoy671/
Gemho671/
Getmo671/
Cemou671/
Cemoz671/
Semoz671/
Zimot671/
Jemoo671/
Jemod671/
Zemau670/

Zemo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemo in the Georgian language
ზემოzemo-
Zemo in the Tibetan language
འཛོམས་མོ།dzommo50
བཟངམོ་zangmo50
Zemo in the Russian language
Земоzemo-

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