Zemu Surname

54,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia9,3371:10,4471,558
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zemu (1,199) may also be a first name.

Zemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zemu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,101st most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 773,707 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zemu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zemu is also the 228,808th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 1,199 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9,337 people, or 1 in 10,447. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemou89175/
Zhemu89123/
Zemui8971/
Zemuh8925/
Zemuy8922/
Dzemu8920/
Zemeu8911/
Zemus896/
Czemu891/
Zemud891/
Zemau890/
Zemmou80514/
Tzemou8054/
Ziemus8054/
Dzemou804/
Zeumou802/
Zemout802/
Dzemau801/
Dzemuu801/
Zhaemu801/
Zemhou801/
Zemoud801/
Zeumeu801/
Zhemud801/
Zeamou801/
Szemus801/
Dzemuh801/
Zemous801/
Semu7527,285/
Zimu755,362/
Gemu751,835/
Zamu751,472/
Jemu751,078/
Zomu75184/
Zemó7518/
Cemu7511/
Zemault7318/
Zemmouj734/
Zemouch733/
Dzemmuh732/
Ziemeus731/
Dzeumou731/
Za'eimu731/
Zeimuth730/
Shemu675,640/
Semou671,081/
Chemu671,003/
Djemu67296/
Gemus67267/
Zimou67261/
Semus67250/
Saemu67197/
Semau67191/
Jemou67145/
Seemu67138/
Jemus67122/
Čemus67122/
Semud67107/
Siemu67103/
Semeu6789/
Jemut6774/
Jemau6763/
Tsemu6763/
Semut6751/
Jehmu6744/
Zamau6741/
Semui6738/
Dzamu6732/
Zimeu6728/
Cemus6725/
Ssemu6724/
Zhimu6721/
Jemmu6718/
Semhu6716/
Zaamu6715/
Geymu6714/
Gemou6712/
Seimu6711/
Semuu6711/
Cemeu6711/
Semmu6710/
Čemuš6710/
Zimus678/
Jeamu678/
Jemui678/
Gemut678/
Seamu678/
Xeimu677/
Zaimu676/
Gemmu676/
Cehmu676/
Zimmu674/
Zeimouch674/
Zemoo674/
Dzomu673/
Zhamu673/
Dzimu672/
Soemu672/
Zaymu672/
Jesmu672/
Gemau672/
Zamhu672/
Semup672/
Zimuš672/
Zzamu672/
Zemoe672/
Jemud672/
Jeymu671/
Gesmu671/
Zimut671/
Zismu671/
Zimhu671/
Zammu671/
Sehmu671/
Zhomu671/
Zomeu671/
Zymus671/
Zzomu671/
Cemou671/
Zamuy671/
Zimgu671/
Za'eimud671/
Zimau671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Zemu
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