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) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Zemský. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zemsky is the 373,425th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. The last name Zemsky is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Zemsky are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 687 people, or 1 in 209,786. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Zemsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States Zemsky are 5.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.38% being 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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