Ziem Surname

116,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ziem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Cameroon8071:25,7363,509
Germany7931:101,52012,586
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Chile481:367,01010,126
France301:2,214,091176,965
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Norway71:734,61250,907
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ziem (2,190) may also be a first name.

Ziem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziem is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,325th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,838,432 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Ziem reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 160,085th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,190 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Outside of Ghana this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Ziem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ziem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziem surname expanded 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziem surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ziem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning 331,292 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.68% less than the national average, earning R 31,644 per year and in United States they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $50,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehm892,051/
Zieme89123/
Dziem8990/
Ziesm891/
Zim869,120/
Zem862,864/
Ziehme80165/
Zaim7520,692/
Zime7511,391/
Zien755,647/
Zeme753,348/
Siem752,714/
Zeem75993/
Zehm75928/
Zuim75866/
Giem75622/
Zhim75551/
Zimm75403/
Zeim75331/
Zień75280/
Hzim75151/
Dzim7527/
Dzem7522/
Zihm7515/
Zoim7514/
Rzem7513/
Zimn759/
Zhem759/
Ciem757/
Tzem757/
Zimk756/
Zimt754/
Zejm753/
Zimd753/
Zemm752/
Zeam752/
Zemg752/
Hzem752/
Zism752/
Zgem752/
Zemq752/
Zemn751/
Zeum751/
Tzim751/
Rzim751/
Zzem751/
Zimg751/
Zimh751/
Zesm751/
Zetm751/
Zcem751/
Zaime671,254/
Zaaim67760/
Ziehn67619/
Dzhem67359/
Zehme67176/
Giehm67160/
Dzien67136/
Zinne67111/
Dzhim67105/
Zimne6792/
Zieng6761/
Zheme6737/
Zeğem6736/
Zemme6732/
Zeame6728/
Zimmt6723/
Zimme6723/
Zaism6718/
Zheem6714/
Dzeem6713/
Zhime6713/
Zeime6711/
Rzhim676/
Zemne675/
Hsiem675/
Zjeem674/
Hzien674/
Hzoim674/
Zeihm673/
Zhaim673/
Zienn673/
Zeemn673/
Tsiem673/
Tzeem673/
Zimgh672/
Ciehm672/
Dzaim672/
Csiem672/
Hzime671/
Zzeme671/
Zhism671/
Zsehm671/
Zheim671/
Zeimm671/
Tzime671/
Dzeam671/
Hzaim671/
Tzeme671/
Zesme671/
Zeijm671/
Zimck671/
Zimeľ671/
Zzeem671/
Cieme671/
Tzemh671/
Thzem671/
Zzien671/
Zseem671/
Zgeem671/
Zgimn671/
Zeemk671/
Hzeim671/
Hzemh671/
Chzem670/
Sciem670/

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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 Ziem
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