Zelami Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Zelami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Zelami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelami is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelami? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelami is the 3,543,123rd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Zelami live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Zelami is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaelami928/
Zeilami925/
Zeelami921/
Zeliami921/
Zelaimi921/
Selami838,392/
Celami83839/
Zalami83118/
Jelami8330/
Zelame8317/
Gelami836/
Zilami835/
Zelama831/
Zelemi831/
Çelami831/
Selhami77737/
Zalamai7765/
Zailami7728/
Selamis7726/
Seliami7716/
Selamit7712/
Jeelami779/
Selahmi779/
Chelami777/
Selamie776/
Zaalami776/
Shelami776/
Selyami776/
Selamio775/
Selamai774/
Seulami774/
Celamie774/
Djelami773/
Selaami772/
Saelami772/
Zallami772/
Zalamei772/
Selaymi772/
Zelemai771/
Selammi771/
Selaimi771/
Sselami771/
Zolamai771/
Zolamie771/
Sielami771/
Geslami771/
Zelemoi771/
Sealami771/
Zelemei771/
Czelame771/
Jelamit771/
Seliamis7141/
Chelamai7112/
Jelhamit714/
Zilhasmi714/
Celamaiy711/
Zalhammi711/
Selaimai711/
Zsolyami711/
Selamaij711/
Chelamoi711/
Sheslami711/
Selamait711/
Seelamai711/
Zailaimi711/
Zhalamai711/
Chelamei711/
Zelhamer710/
Salami67216,438/
Selama676,224/
Selame672,944/
Solami671,268/
Selomi67415/
Celamy67269/
Selemi67169/
Zeleme67154/
Silami6790/
Zilame6781/
Cilami6768/
Selamy6768/
Zolomi6766/
Zalame6738/
Celomi6734/
Jilami6730/
Gilami6716/
Dzhelamey676/
Celama676/
Zalemi676/
Dzhelemei676/
Zilamy675/
Celame673/
Sélami672/
Zilemi672/
Zalomi672/
Sylami671/
Gelame671/
Sielhamid671/
Zelemy671/
Zelome671/
Seeslammi671/
Selamj671/
Selamé671/
Tshelamoi671/
Celiamaia671/
Zalamy671/
Dzhelemyi671/

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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 Zelami
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