Nzulu Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nzulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nzulu (48) may also be a first name.

Nzulu Last Name Facts

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

Nzulu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzulu reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

The last name Nzulu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 22 percent reside.

Nzulu Last Name Statistics demography

Nzulu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.2% less than the national average, earning R 92,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzulu91228/
Nzeulu914/
Nziulu911/
N'Zulu911/
Nzoulou832,647/
Nzeuleu8313/
Nzouleu831/
Nsulu80701/
Nxulu80333/
Njulu80195/
Nculu80135/
Nzolu8043/
Ndzoulou77255/
Ndjulu73729/
Ngiulu7376/
Ntsulu7324/
Nzoolu7312/
Nsulau7310/
Nchulu738/
N'Sulu734/
Nsuilu731/
Ndzouloud715/
Ndhzolu672/
Njeuleu672/
Njoulou672/
Ntshulu671/
Nts'ulu671/
Nseuleu671/
Ndjoulou62402/
Ntsoulou6214/
Ndjeuleu6211/
Ndjouleu621/
Nsolu6034/
Ncolu604/
Nzoleu551/
N'Solu551/
Ntsolu551/
Ntsholu502/
Ntshilu501/

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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 Nzulu
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