Zemp Surname

102,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zemp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,4871:2,355265
United States8171:443,64638,107
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
France281:2,372,240182,981
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Zemp (10) may also be a first name.

Zemp Last Name Facts

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

Zemp is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zemp is the 102,190th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,579,442 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Zemp reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,487 people, or 1 in 2,355. In Switzerland Zemp is primarily found in: Canton of Lucerne, where 56 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Zemp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zemp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zemp last name rose 40,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zemp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zemp surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zemp earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuemp891/
Zemps891/
Zmp8625/
Zhempe806/
Zemphe801/
Zeymep801/
Zejmep801/
Zempfe801/
Semp75609/
Zemb75291/
Zomp75156/
Gemp75136/
Zamp7529/
Jemp7512/
Cemp757/
Zmhp751/
Rzmp751/
Zimp751/
Zmmp751/
Zmpt751/
Zhmp751/
Xzmp751/
Hzmp751/
Xemp750/
Strzemp7349/
Zempová732/
Stszemp732/
Sempe674,314/
Sempf67967/
Gempp67482/
Jempe67167/
Chemp67101/
Gempe6770/
Semph6759/
Cempe6752/
Gempf6752/
Jempf6724/
Shemp6717/
Gempt6713/
Zimpe679/
Zompì677/
Czamp676/
Semps676/
Jemps675/
Siemp674/
Ceamp673/
Sempt673/
Zoymp672/
Gemps672/
Zenpz671/
Zembt671/
Zimph671/
Xhemp671/
Dtzmp671/
Zimpf671/
Zeamb671/
Zeimb671/
Ziemb671/
Xempf671/
Soemp671/
Ćempe671/
Seamp670/
Zimpt670/
Jempt670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Zemp
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis