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 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.
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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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