Dzelu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Dzelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Dzelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dzelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dzelu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dzelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzelu live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa Dzelu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzelou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dzhelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zelu | 89 | 284 | / |
| Dzieleu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Zelou | 80 | 68 | / |
| Zoelu | 80 | 57 | / |
| Dzalu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Zeleu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zaelu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zelau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zealu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zeliu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zelui | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zeylu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dzolu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zielu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Czelu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dzilu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeilau | 73 | 21 | / |
| Zeelau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tzelou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zelouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zealou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeuleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zielau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeylou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeileu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zolu | 67 | 748 | / |
| Zalu | 67 | 295 | / |
| Celu | 67 | 139 | / |
| Zilu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Dzhalau | 67 | 50 | / |
| Czeluch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjlu | 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
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- 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 Dzelu
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