Zhema Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Zhema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 264 | 1:670,995 | 31,276 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Zhema (109) may also be a first name.
Zhema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhema (Russian: Жема) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 849,693rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zhema are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zhema is also the 900,062nd most frequent given name globally, held by 109 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 670,995. In Nigeria Zhema is most common in: Taraba, where 88 percent are found, Plateau, where 5 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhema in the Russian language | ||
| Жема | zema | - |
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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 Zhema
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