Zelu Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

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

Zelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zelu (278) may also be a first name.

Zelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Zelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zelu reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 278 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelus8985/
Zelou8968/
Zoelu8957/
Zeleu8918/
Zaelu8915/
Zelau8914/
Zeliu897/
Zealu897/
Zelui896/
Dzelu895/
Czelu891/
Zelud891/
Zelut891/
Zeluz891/
Zielu891/
Zeylu891/
Zhelud80188/
Zelius8030/
Zeilau8021/
Zeelau809/
Zeluis807/
Tzelou807/
Zetlau806/
Zeelus806/
Zelous802/
Zelout802/
Dzelou802/
Zelyut801/
Zeylou801/
Zeluiz801/
Zielau801/
Zeluch801/
Zeuleu801/
Zealou801/
Dzhelu801/
Zelouh801/
Zeitlu801/
Zeileu800/
Gelu751,376/
Selu751,052/
Zolu75748/
Jelu75645/
Zalu75295/
Celu75139/
Zilu7597/
Xelu751/
Zjlu751/
Zehlius7387/
Zealous7338/
Szeluch7331/
Dzieleu7311/
Zeliusz731/
Zettlau731/
Czeluch731/
Chelu673,161/
Selau672,730/
Saelu671,781/
Gelus67776/
Geluz67642/
Seulu67596/
Gelau67572/
Shelu67558/
Zilou67348/
Celus67297/
Jelau67220/
Seleu67205/
Zallu67201/
Seelu67158/
Selui67153/
Jeliu67146/
Zielhuis67131/
Zollu67122/
Seliu67114/
Selou67110/
Selus67103/
Jelus6780/
Selhu6776/
Zilus6774/
Jeluš6765/
Seluy6738/
Zalau6738/
Dzalu6735/
Jelut6731/
Celau6729/
Gelut6724/
Zylau6724/
Zeloo6723/
Sealu6717/
Jeelu6716/
Sielu6715/
Zylus6715/
Jhelu6714/
Ziliu6714/
Zailu6714/
Selup6714/
Selut6714/
Zaliu6712/
Gelou6710/
Jeilu6710/
Selyu679/
Seluh679/
Seilu679/
Jeylu679/
Jeluu677/
Geliu677/
Jeluz676/
Selud676/
Zhilu676/
Jelui676/
Cetlu675/
Gelui675/
Celud675/
Zilau675/
Seluj674/
Gelud674/
Setlu673/
Cielu673/
Celut673/
Jelou673/
Zcealous673/
Seluu672/
Zoleu672/
Sselu672/
Zaleu672/
Szelhaus672/
Geluy672/
Geleu672/
Tselu672/
Zoğlu671/
Celuh671/
Jealu671/
Jetlu671/
Gelhu671/
Gielu671/
Zilud671/
Sehlu671/
Zoluh671/
Celou671/
Zoliu671/
Celiu671/
Scelu671/
Jeleu671/
Jeluś671/
Zaalu671/
Zylut671/
Zélou671/
Zélus671/
Dzolu671/
Dzilu671/
Celui671/
Zilux671/
Xhelu671/
Seslu671/
Zilui671/
Zalui671/
Celuz671/
Jelup671/
Zeallous670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelu
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