Zems Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Zems (46) may also be a first name.

Zems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zems (Russian: Земс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zems? popularity and diffusion

Zems is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Zems are found; 24 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 21 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Zems is also the 1,484,914th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Zems is mostly found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Moscow, where 22 percent are found and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Zems Last Name Statistics demography

Zems earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziems891,820/
Zehms89236/
Zemse89163/
Zeims895/
Zemsh894/
Zemss893/
Zeams891/
Zemms891/
Zemsch8086/
Ziehms8083/
Dzejms803/
Dzhems803/
Zehhms801/
Jems753,627/
Zens753,375/
Gems751,568/
Sems75244/
Zims75145/
Zams75137/
Şems7549/
Zyms758/
Zoms757/
Cems753/
Zemz751/
Dzheyms7311/
Dzheims7311/
Zemsova739/
Siems674,745/
Chems67630/
Shems67352/
Seims67275/
Zaens67204/
Seams67131/
Zenns67124/
Jeams67124/
Zimms6791/
Zenss6763/
Zamsh6758/
Djems6754/
Jeems6743/
Gemst6740/
Jemse6738/
Zense6732/
Ziens6728/
Seems6722/
Seyms6717/
Zamsz6711/
Jemsh679/
Semms679/
Semse677/
Semsh676/
Saems676/
Jemms676/
Zensz676/
Zihms675/
Szyms674/
Ciems674/
Jem's674/
Csems673/
Soems673/
Jeims673/
Zhens672/
Czims672/
Seums672/
Zemze672/
Ziemz672/
Zhims671/
Jemsz671/
Ziemß671/
Zuens671/
Semsė671/
Gemse671/
Gemså671/
Cemms671/
Ceams671/
Szemz671/
Zyoms671/
Jemns671/
Hzoms671/
Zemshova671/
Jemss671/
Ceems671/
Gemsh670/

Zems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zems in the Russian language
Земсzems-

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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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  • 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 Zems
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