Zemva Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zemva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zemva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Žemva (158) are calculated separately.

Zemva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zemva occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Žemva. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zemva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Zemva is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zemva reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Zemva is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Zemva Last Name Statistics demography

Zemva earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.98% less than the national average, earning R 118,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žemva93158/
Ziemva911/
Zemba8013,798/
Zamva8067/
Zimva8049/
Zemwa803/
Semva801/
Zenva800/
Ziemba739,681/
Dzemwa73621/
Zsemba7395/
Dzemba7383/
Zembat7373/
Zembas7351/
Zhemba7332/
Zemboa7321/
Czemba7310/
Zeimba739/
Zeamba737/
Zemwai737/
Zembaa732/
Zembai732/
Semvat731/
Semvah731/
Zemvie731/
Zhemwa731/
Zemway731/
Zamvea731/
Dziemba67741/
Zembaha6732/
Zembahs6724/
Zhembas6719/
Zitemwa6717/
Shemvaa679/
Zheemba674/
Zitemba673/
Zetemba671/
Ziembas671/
Zembach671/
Gemmvat671/
Dzhenva671/
Dzembea671/

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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
  • 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 Zemva
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