Zelwa Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Zelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176

Zelwa (32) may also be a first name.

Zelwa Last Name Facts

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

Zelwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelwa is the 1,710,039th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Zelwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Zelwa live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Zelwa is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Zelwa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzelwa91158/
Zelway911/
Zlwa891/
Zelwach8317/
Zellway838/
Dzielwa831/
Zilwa801,361/
Selwa80956/
Zelba80165/
Gelwa8097/
Jelwa806/
Zelua804/
Celwa802/
Zlewa801/
Selway732,540/
Chelwa73574/
Zelwer7353/
Czilwa7327/
Selwah7325/
Zelwis7320/
Sehlwa7316/
Sielwa736/
Gelway733/
Tselwa733/
Cellwa732/
Sellwa731/
Gelwat731/
Selwai731/
Jelwah731/
Czylwa731/
Djelwa731/
Zilwai731/
Jelwad731/
Sellway676/
Tchelwa674/
Sehlwai673/
Tshelwa673/
Zlwy672/
Slwa672/
Tsielwa671/
Tsehlwa671/
Chelway671/
Chelwai671/

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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 Zelwa
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