Zelu Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Zelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 928,396th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname 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 numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 278 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
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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 Zelu
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