Zelly Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Zelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
England311:1,797,35772,927
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Zelly (865) may also be a first name.

Zelly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelly occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 30 percent of Zelly are found; 24 percent are found in South Asia and 24 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 276,748th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 865 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 470,841. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 51 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 29 percent reside and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 12 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 22 percent reside.

Zelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zelly has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Zelly surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelley91303/
Zellay91120/
Zellys913/
Zellya912/
Zaelly911/
Zielly910/
Zielley83278/
Zellaya835/
Zellauy834/
Zoelley831/
Zhelley830/
Zella802,964/
Zelle801,920/
Zelli801,271/
Zilly80776/
Zllay804/
Zölly803/
Zülly802/
Zhlly801/
Zllyo801/
Zly7545/
Zeller7347,974/
Jelley733,644/
Selley732,362/
Zuelli73490/
Sellay73418/
Gelley73339/
Ziella73303/
Zelles73230/
Zoelle73205/
Zellei73193/
Celley73180/
Zellis73151/
Zellit73112/
Zellie7391/
Zellet7341/
Gellay7339/
Zellia7339/
Zilley7331/
Zellea7324/
Zielli7322/
Zeulli7321/
Jellay7317/
Cellay7315/
Zölley738/
Zuelle736/
Zillay735/
Zielle735/
Zellez734/
Selloy732/
Gellly731/
Zellai731/
Zellih731/
Zoelli731/
Jelléy731/
Zellaj731/
Zellee731/
Zilloy730/
Zloy673,135/
Zlay67161/
Sellahy6767/
Zellich6761/
Zieller6728/
Seelley6714/
Zlyi6713/
Zellaha6712/
Zley678/
Slly677/
Zielles675/
Dzhelli675/
Zliy674/
Sehelly674/
Zelletz674/
Hjelløy673/
Zlle673/
Zlla672/
Zllj671/
Saehlly671/
Zelless671/
Zellett671/
Zelliss671/
Zellitt671/
Djellay671/
Zeellie671/
Zlya671/
Zlli671/
Zhly671/
Scelley670/
Hzielle670/

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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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  • 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 Zelly
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