Zelwa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Zelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
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
The surname Zelwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Zelwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Zelwa are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name internationally, borne by 32 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzelwa | 91 | 158 | / |
| Zelway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zlwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zelwach | 83 | 17 | / |
| Zellway | 83 | 8 | / |
| Dzielwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zilwa | 80 | 1,361 | / |
| Selwa | 80 | 956 | / |
| Zelba | 80 | 165 | / |
| Gelwa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Jelwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zelua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Celwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zlewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selway | 73 | 2,540 | / |
| Chelwa | 73 | 574 | / |
| Zelwer | 73 | 53 | / |
| Czilwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Selwah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Zelwis | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sehlwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sielwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gelway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tselwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cellwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sellwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czylwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djelwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sellway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tchelwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sehlwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshelwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zlwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsielwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsehlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelwai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis