Zamek Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Zamek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zamek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Zámek (90) are calculated separately.

Zamek (153) may also be a first name.

Zamek Last Name Facts

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

Zamek occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Zámek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,032,007th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Zamek live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 743,570th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 153 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Zamek is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent are found, New Jersey, where 18 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Zamek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zamek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zamek last name increased 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zamek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zamek surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zamek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.86% less than the national average, earning R 66,876 per year and in United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,397 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zámek9390/
Rzamek9148/
Ziamek9136/
Zameck9124/
Czamek9111/
Zaymek919/
Zameek917/
Zamekh916/
Zhamek915/
Dzamek913/
Zameik911/
Samek807,343/
Zemek801,339/
Čamek80114/
Jamek8083/
Zamec8057/
Camek8055/
Zomek8028/
Zamik807/
Zamekova771/
Ziomek736,304/
Chamek73783/
Ziemek73682/
Saimek73662/
Jameke73184/
Sameck7367/
Zamick7347/
Zamejc7340/
Sammek7321/
Zemeck7320/
Zemmek7314/
Zhamik738/
Jamekh737/
Czamik734/
Saymek733/
Zameic733/
Sameek732/
Zeemek732/
Zamaik731/
Zamecs731/
Tzemek731/
Samekh731/
Czemek731/
Zamike731/
Jameck731/
Saumek731/
Dzomek731/
Caimek731/
Seamek731/
Saemek731/
Sameak731/
Jammek731/
Zhamekova7127/
Chamekh673,007/
Zamkova67784/
Sammeck6748/
Dzhamik6723/
Ziemeck6723/
Chaymek6720/
Chaimek6715/
Zaamike676/
Ziomeck675/
Zamiske674/
Chameck673/
Zamkowa672/
Jaimekh671/
Ziomiek671/
Cammeck671/
Jamesck671/
Zsemeik671/
Dziomek671/
Jahymek671/
Jatmeks671/
Ziemmek671/
Ziomeek671/
Chaumek671/
Chammek671/
Chameke671/
Giameck671/
Tsameck671/
Tchamek671/
Zameics671/
Jaimeck670/
Cammiek670/

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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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  • 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 Zamek
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