Žemaitis Surname

123,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Žemaitis Surname User-submission:

Žemaitis is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a person from Samogitia (low-lying lands); Žemaitija is a region in north-west Lithuania.

Žemaitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania3,6891:82369
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Zemaitis (1,334) are calculated separately.

Žemaitis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Žemaitis is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a person from Samogitia (low-lying lands); Žemaitija is a region in north-west Lithuania.

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Žemaitis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žemaitis is most common in Lithuania. It may appear as a variant: Zemaitis. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žemaitis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,543rd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,972,272 people. The surname Žemaitis is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žemaitis live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 3,689 people, or 1 in 823. In Lithuania Žemaitis is most common in: Kaunas County, where 34 percent are found, Marijampolė County, where 18 percent are found and Vilnius County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Lithuania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zemaitis961,334/
Jemaitis8814/
Zemaittis821/
Zemitis80474/
Zematis8071/
Sematis8020/
Semaiti806/
Cemitis801/
Simaitis75400/
Zamaitis7560/
Samaitis7516/
Zemajtis7514/
Zemaites7511/
Żemajtis756/
Zemaitiz751/
Zymaitis751/
Zemhitis751/
Zimaitis751/
Semities751/
Jemaites751/
Zemiti71544/
Žemaitytė71250/
Semiti71244/
Zhemaytis71126/
Gemiti71106/
Jemati7140/
Gemati7133/
Ziemathis7120/
Zhemaitys7116/
Jemiti7113/
Gemmiti67940/
Jemhati67273/
Gemmati67254/
Zamitis6787/
Simatis6773/
Simitis6761/
Zemitti6757/
Zemmiti6751/
Semetis6748/
Semeati6740/
Samatis6739/
Zemites6734/
Zemaite6731/
Somatis6727/
Zemetis6723/
Samitis6722/
Semitti6711/
Zemmati679/
Sematti677/
Djemati676/
Cematti674/
Zamatis673/
Jemmiti672/
Zemītis671/
Jemaite671/
Jimatis671/
Semmiti671/

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