Zeliatu Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Zeliatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeliatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Zeliatu (47) may also be a first name.

Zeliatu Last Name Facts

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

Zeliatu is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zeliatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeliatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zeliatu is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zeliatu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zeliatu is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 47 people.

Zeliatu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria Zeliatu occurs in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seliatu8611/
Zelatus863/
Zaliatu861/
Jeliatu861/
Sheliatu801/
Seliatus801/
Zeylatou801/
Jelatu77754/
Zalatu7790/
Gelatu7731/
Selatu7725/
Zeletu771/
Zilatu771/
Seilatu71164/
Zalateu7178/
Gelatou7124/
Saliatu7111/
Gelaytu719/
Shelatu717/
Zalhatu713/
Celatus712/
Geleitu711/
Gelaitu711/
Zilatus711/
Geleatu711/
Soliatu711/
Zilyatu711/
Zelotus711/
Zolatau711/
Jelatus711/
Celattu711/
Chelattu6713/
Geleitau6712/
Salliatu674/
Gelastou672/
Zallatou671/
Zilhatou671/
Djelatou671/
Zilahatu671/
Zailyatu671/
Zalahatu671/

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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 Zeliatu
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