Zilu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Zilu (1,325) may also be a first name.

Zilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zilu (Arabic: زيلو) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Zilu is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Zilu reside; 39 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Zilu is also the 215,847th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,325 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Jiwaka, where 79 percent reside and Madang, where 21 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilou89348/
Zilus8974/
Ziliu8914/
Zailu8914/
Zhilu896/
Zilau895/
Zilud891/
Zielu891/
Dzilu891/
Zilux891/
Zilui891/
Zilius80234/
Zitlau80172/
Tzilou8046/
Zeilau8021/
Zilaus809/
Zilaut805/
Zailus802/
Zhilou802/
Zhailu801/
Zilous801/
Zielau801/
Ziluis801/
Zailou801/
Szilus801/
Zailuh801/
Zeitlu801/
Zeileu800/
Silu753,170/
Jilu75328/
Zelu75284/
Gilu75130/
Xilu75102/
Cilu7535/
Zjlu751/
Zittlau731,128/
Zhailau7365/
Dzieleu7311/
Zhilyus7310/
Tziolou732/
Zhilush731/
Sailu6710,211/
Shilu672,088/
Silau671,957/
Cilus671,309/
Sileu67584/
Silus67561/
Silou67512/
Silud67468/
Chilu67419/
Cailu67245/
Gilus67216/
Silgu67199/
Jilus67185/
Silut67143/
Gilau67140/
Zielhuis67131/
Zelus6785/
Zelou6768/
Jiliu6766/
Soilu6764/
Jhilu6762/
Tsilu6757/
Cilut6752/
Sitlu6750/
Gilou6743/
Jailu6731/
Jilou6731/
Cileu6727/
Zylau6724/
Ciliu6723/
Zahailou6720/
Jilau6719/
Zeleu6718/
Ziloo6717/
Sielu6715/
Zylus6715/
Gilut6714/
Zelau6714/
Zilho6712/
Cilhu6710/
Jeilu6710/
Seilu679/
Siliu679/
Djilu678/
Zeliu677/
Zealu677/
Cuilu677/
Gilud676/
Zelui676/
Siluj675/
Giliu675/
Dzelu675/
Suilu674/
Siluy674/
Cielu673/
Siluz672/
Juilu672/
Sislu672/
Silup672/
Sihlu672/
Cilau672/
Czelu671/
Gielu671/
Zelud671/
Zelut671/
Zeluz671/
Zhaillou671/
Zeylu671/
Ziloe671/
Zylut671/
Zélou671/
Zélus671/
Silui671/
Sziló671/
Cilou671/
Xileu671/

Zilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zilu in the Arabic language
زيلوzylw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zilu
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