Zenzele Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Zenzele Surname User-submission:
This surname is common among the people of Bantu origin in Southern Africa, especially Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe it is common among people of the Shona tribe. It means 'work for yourself'.
Zenzele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Zenzele (9,351) may also be a first name.
Zenzele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is common among the people of Bantu origin in Southern Africa, especially Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe it is common among people of the Shona tribe. It means 'work for yourself'.
- kelsenzZenzele Demographics
Average Zenzele Salary in
South Africa
R 61,320
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Zenzele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zenzele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zenzele occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zenzele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,565,797th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Zenzele is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zenzele reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zenzele is also the 64,113th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,351 people.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa Zenzele occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.
Zenzele Last Name Statistics demography
Zenzele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.2% less than the national average, earning R 61,320 per year.
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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
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