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

Zelly occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelly is the 1,565,797th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Zelly occurs mostly in Asia, where 30 percent of Zelly live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in British Isles. Zelly is also the 276,748th most common forename in the world, held by 865 people.

It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 470,841. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 51 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 29 percent live and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 22 percent live.

Zelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zelly has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Zelly surname expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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