Zelani Surname
Approximately 783 people bear this surname
Zelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 368 | 1:481,366 | 24,196 |
| Niger | 85 | 1:225,788 | 7,375 |
| Benin | 55 | 1:187,920 | 18,137 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zelani (577) may also be a first name.
Zelani Demographics
Average Zelani Salary in
South Africa
R 73,716
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Zelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelani (Marathi: झेलानी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 437,968th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Zelani live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zelani is also the 348,718th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 577 people.
The surname Zelani is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 481,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 22 percent reside, Adamawa, where 20 percent reside and Taraba, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Zelani exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 7 percent reside.
Zelani Last Name Statistics demography
Zelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.98% less than the national average, earning R 73,716 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelani in the Marathi language | ||
| झेलानी | jhelani | - |
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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 Zelani
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