Chizelu Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Chizelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chizelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chizelu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chizelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizelu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Chizelu is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chizelu reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 495,310. In Zambia Chizelu is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 56 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 44 percent reside. Other than Zambia Chizelu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiselu | 86 | 106 | / |
| Chigelu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chizolu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chizilu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kizelu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hyzelu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cicelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chicheluș | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chichelus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chisalu | 71 | 37 | / |
| Kichilu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chisolu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cijeluh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hezelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sizelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hishelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chijilu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kechelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiselius | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chitsilu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chesilut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hizzilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chichilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitchilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiselup | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chizelu
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