Wazulu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wazulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wazulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wazulu is most common in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wazulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wazulu is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wazulu are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 88 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wazoulou868/
Wasulu83130/
Wezulu83101/
Wozulu8315/
Bazulu837/
Wajulu834/
Vazulu832/
Watsulu7782/
Bazullu771/
Waculou771/
Bazoulou711/
Vasulu67661/
Bozulu679/
Vaculu677/
Vajulu671/
Vazoğlu6220/
Bachulu621/
Vaasulu621/
Vaizoğlu57311/
Batchulu571/
Vajjhulu571/
Batchuluu5332/
Vaiciulus531/
Vesulu5010/

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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 Wazulu
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