Zhemu Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zhemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1221:126,54316,872
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhemu (38) may also be a first name.

Zhemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhemu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Zhemu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zhemu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

Zhemu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Zhemu is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhemud911/
Zhaemu911/
Zemu899,419/
Chemu801,003/
Zemou80175/
Zemui8071/
Zemuh8025/
Zemuy8022/
Zhimu8021/
Dzemu8020/
Zemeu8011/
Zemus806/
Zhamu803/
Zemud801/
Zhomu801/
Czemu801/
Zemau800/
Zemmou73514/
Cheemu7363/
Ziemus7354/
Tzemou7354/
Zhaimu7327/
Chemou7318/
Tshemu738/
Zhamau735/
Dzemou734/
Zihmou734/
Chemeu733/
Chemau733/
Zeumou732/
Zahamu732/
Zemout732/
Tchemu732/
Zeumeu731/
Zemhou731/
Zemoud731/
Cheimu731/
Zeamou731/
Zahmou731/
Dzemuh731/
Chemgu731/
Zhimou731/
Dzemuu731/
Dzemau731/
Chemmu731/
Zyhmud731/
Zyhmut731/
Zemous731/
Zhemuhova711/
Semu6727,285/
Zimu675,362/
Gemu671,835/
Zamu671,472/
Jemu671,078/
Tchemou67257/
Zomu67184/
Chemmou6783/
Tshiemu6721/
Tchemeu6719/
Zemault6718/
Zemó6718/
Cemu6711/
Zemmouj674/
Zemouch673/
Chemouh673/
Dzemmuh672/
Zihmmou671/
Za'eimu671/
Hseumou671/
Cheemui671/
Tshemgu671/
Dzeumou671/
Ziemeus671/
Zeimuth670/

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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 Zhemu
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