Zalaku Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Albania

Zalaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zalaku (997) may also be a first name.

Zalaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zalaku (Marathi: झलकु) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalaku? popularity and diffusion

Zalaku is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Zalaku is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zalaku reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zalaku is also the 254,871st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 997 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 25 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalakhu924/
Zalaskus8618/
Zalaukhu863/
Zaslakou861/
Salaku83144/
Çalaku8318/
Calaku8310/
Sallaku771,714/
Çallaku77252/
Jhalaku77167/
Callaku7718/
Salaeku777/
Chalaku775/
Jalakhu775/
Salakau773/
Saalaku771/
Sailaku771/
Jalakou771/
Calakau771/
Salakkau7119/
Jhalakhu717/
Sallakou714/
Tsalakou713/
Chalakou712/
Saahlaku711/
Zaloukou711/
Jhalakui711/
Colaku6750/
Čolaku6741/
Solaku6732/
Çaloku6719/
Tchalakou6713/
Saleku6712/
Saloku675/
Çolaku675/
Zeleku674/
Selaku673/
Caloku672/

Zalaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalaku in the Marathi language
झलकुjhalaku60.71
झलकूjhalaku22.14
झळकुjhalaku5.71
झालकूjhalaku5
झालकुjhalaku5
झलकjhalaka1.43

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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 Zalaku
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