Lazalo Surname

209,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lazalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lazalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
Zambia931:170,42911,814
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Lázalo (1) are calculated separately.

Lazalo (2,472) may also be a first name.

Lazalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lazalo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lázalo. Click here for further possible spellings of Lazalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 209,192nd most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,688,029 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lazalo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,650th most common first name globally It is held by 2,472 people.

Lazalo is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,673 people, or 1 in 10,233. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lázalo941/
Lazaalo922/
Lazzalo921/
Lazallot866/
Lazalous866/
Lazala833,036/
Lasalo83285/
Lozalo835/
Lacalo831/
Lazolo831/
Lajalo831/
Laszzalot801/
Lozalio77157/
Lacallo7735/
Lasalio777/
Lazalas775/
Laesalo774/
Lozallo772/
Lazzala771/
Laxalou771/
Lasallo771/
Lazzolo771/
Lajalot771/
Lajaloj771/
Lazalla770/
Lautsalo718/
Lagialot718/
Laetsalo717/
Laitsalo714/
Ladjalou711/
Laatsalo711/
Lazoulos711/
Lascallo710/
Lasala6711,834/
Lazola67280/
Laselo67135/
Lajolo67104/
Lozala6793/
Lasolo6779/
Lacala6768/
Lezala6759/
Lacolo6740/
Lajala6724/
Laxala6722/
Losalo679/
Lazela678/
Layzeilou671/
Laizoulou671/
Localo671/
Lojalo671/
Lasalloud670/

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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 Lazalo
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