Zhemela Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Zhemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 294 | 1:154,839 | 21,482 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
Zhemela Demographics
Zhemela Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Zhemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhemela (Russian: Жемела) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhemela? popularity and diffusion
Zhemela is the 853,416th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. Zhemela occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Zhemela reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 154,839. In Ukraine Zhemela is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 71 percent are found, Poltava Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Ukraine Zhemela occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.
Zhemela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zhemela surname is chiefly Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhemela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhemela in the Russian language | ||
| Жемела | zemela | - |
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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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- 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 Zhemela
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