Zalo Surname
Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname
Zalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| Ivory Coast | 233 | 1:99,018 | 5,158 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Žalo (1) are calculated separately.
Zalo (9,175) may also be a first name.
Zalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalo (Arabic: زلو, Bengali: ঝালো, Georgian: ზალო, Russian: Зальо) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Žalo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 347,722nd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Zalo reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 64,851st most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 9,175 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 130,070. Beside The DR Congo Zalo is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Zalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zalo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zalo last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalo in the Georgian language | ||
| ზალო | zalo | - |
| Zalo in the Bengali language | ||
| ঝালো | jhalo | - |
| Zalo in the Russian language | ||
| Зальо | zalo | - |
| Zalo in the Arabic language | ||
| زلو | zlw | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zalo
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