Mzelu Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Mzelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 258 | 1:205,200 | 17,429 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Mzelu (18) may also be a first name.
Mzelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mzelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mzelu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mzelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 988,329th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzelu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Mzelu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 205,200. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 30 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdzelu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mselu | 80 | 534 | / |
| Mjelu | 80 | 429 | / |
| Mgelu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mzolu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mzilu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mzalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mtselu | 73 | 300 | / |
| Mchelu | 73 | 115 | / |
| Mzileu | 73 | 1 | / |
| McEluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzalau | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Selu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtshelu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Mseleus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmzeloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEloud | 67 | 1 | / |
| McElhous | 62 | 0 | / |
| Msilu | 60 | 3,335 | / |
| Msalu | 60 | 1,007 | / |
| Mgilu | 60 | 32 | / |
| Mshilu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Msiliu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mchilu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Mssalu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Msallu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Msailu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mshalu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Msilau | 55 | 1 | / |
| McEloe | 55 | 0 | / |
| McElhoe | 50 | 139 | / |
| Mtshalu | 50 | 15 | / |
| Mssilou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Msallau | 50 | 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
- 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 Mzelu
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