Žemla Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Žemla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 223 | 1:47,684 | 7,962 |
| Slovakia | 82 | 1:65,079 | 12,610 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
The alternate forms: Zemla (764) are calculated separately.
Žemla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žemla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Žemla is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Zemla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žemla? popularity and diffusion
The surname Žemla is the 876,631st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žemla are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
Žemla is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 47,684. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 25 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 27 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zemla | 93 | 764 | / |
| Džemla | 91 | 5 | / |
| Semla | 80 | 680 | / |
| Jemla | 80 | 72 | / |
| Cemla | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gemla | 80 | 2 | / |
| Žemlo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Žemle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gemlau | 73 | 60 | / |
| Ziemla | 73 | 58 | / |
| Scemla | 73 | 45 | / |
| Zsemla | 73 | 27 | / |
| Jemlea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Zemlia | 73 | 13 | / |
| Semlia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Siemla | 73 | 6 | / |
| Semlah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Žemler | 73 | 4 | / |
| Giemla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seamla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seemla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jemlas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jemlla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhemla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemmla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemlay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zzemla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemlat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djemla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saemla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Semlai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemlas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gesmla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Žemlje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Semlea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cemlia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Semilla | 67 | 6,334 | / |
| Jemilla | 67 | 3,383 | / |
| Zemella | 67 | 294 | / |
| Semella | 67 | 153 | / |
| Gemilla | 67 | 94 | / |
| Jemella | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gemella | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jheemla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djemlat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemlach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cemilla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cemella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemliat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeamlea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeimela | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Žemla
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