Zemsky Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zemsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6871:209,78622,920
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Zemský (14) are calculated separately.

Zemsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemsky (Russian: Земскй) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Zemský. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemsky? popularity and diffusion

Zemsky is the 373,425th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. Zemsky is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Zemsky reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zemsky is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 687 people, or 1 in 209,786. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Zemsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zemsky surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 41.38% registered to vote for the party.

Zemsky earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.46% more than the national average, earning $53,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemský9414/
Zemskyi92235/
Zemskoy92131/
Ziemsky9219/
Zhemsky9214/
Zemskiy926/
Zemskyy924/
Zaemsky921/
Zemskaya861,279/
Zhemskyi864/
Zaemskiy861/
Zemski83374/
Zamsky83202/
Semsky8352/
Zimsky8338/
Gemsky8334/
Zemská8320/
Zemske8315/
Zemska8315/
Jemsky831/
Zhemskaya8064/
Strzemsky808/
Zemsskaya801/
Ziemski772,669/
Dzemske7752/
Ziemska7746/
Dzemski7745/
Czemske7728/
Czemski7711/
Zamskoy7710/
Zemskoi778/
Zamskyi778/
Zemskih775/
Zimskoy775/
Zemskii775/
Zamskiy774/
Semskyi773/
Zeimski773/
Zhamsky773/
Zemskis772/
Zemskie772/
Zemskaa771/
Gemskiy771/
Czimsky771/
Zhemski771/
Zomskyy771/
Zemskaia71297/
Czimskey7166/
Dziemski7138/
Zimskaya7125/
Zhamskyi7118/
Chemskoy719/
Zemskaja716/
Seimskyi713/
Rzhimsky713/
Tsemskyi712/
Drzemski712/
Zhemskii711/
Trzemska711/
Gemski67228/
Samsky67161/
Somsky67142/
Semski6778/
Zamski6775/
Strzemski6773/
Zimski6754/
Jemski6730/
Gemske6726/
Simsky6719/
Zimske679/
Chemskaya678/
Semske671/
Zhimskaya671/
Zyomskaya671/
Zymski671/
Cymsky671/
Strzemska671/

Zemsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zemsky in the Russian language
Земскйzemskj-
Земскийzemskij-

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