Zammit is used as a family name or surname in Tunisia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zammit
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Tunisia
Meaning: A name that wanders on méditerranénens shores for centuries. Maltese origin Assume it, and it would mean serious, serious, severe (Arabic root ZMT). However, there are sometimes another etymology, related to the fact that the name is often worn by Jews: Zamet, Yiddish name Samogatia, ancient land of Lithuania. The first version seems much more reasonable. Other form: Zamith.

How popular is Zammit?

Zammit is common in Tunisia.

Zammit is ranked 25606 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Zammit bearers increased by 1.840491 per cent in 2010 US census to 830 since 2000, the surname slipped by 933 spots and ranked at 28704. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.58 95.83
Hispanic or Latino 3.98 2.09
Others 1.2 1.47
Zammit is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Malta which signifies that it is originated from Malta. Around 19969 people have been found who wears Zammit as their family name. Zammit is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
1,380 Libya4
720,003 Russia4
19,452 Malaysia3
1,219,338 India3
147,165 Czech Republic2
6,103 Cyprus2
13,552 Qatar2
4,104 South Korea2
7,314 Bolivia1
49,529 Israel1
37,493 Austria1
49,101 Denmark1
47,891 Norway1
42,479 Greece1
1,572 Macau1
66,560 Philippines1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
6,967 Macedonia1
3,214 Niger1
38,830 Morocco1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
7,292 Vietnam1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,238 Spain50
23,537 Switzerland45
21,712 Sweden44
1,588 Luxembourg40
87 Gibraltar36
16,226 New Zealand33
57,220 Netherlands27
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
49,486 South Africa91
8,082 Scotland59
26,687 Belgium59
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Zammit:
4,693 Canada952
13,246 Algeria446
34,473 Italy258
50,182 Germany202
Countries with thousands of Zammit:
5 Malta8,593
777 Australia3,933
5,293 France1,592
6,138 England1,151
27,562 United States1,100
1,891 Tunisia1,024
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Zammit Namesakes

  • Alessia Zammitti, Actress
  • Ivan Zammit, Soccer player
  • Saviour J. Zammit, Author
  • Themistocles Zammit, Writer
  • Themistocles Zammit, Writer

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