Zolele Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Zolele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zolele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zolele (36) may also be a first name.

Zolele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zolele is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zolele.

How Common Is The Last Name Zolele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zolele is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Zolele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Zolele live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 36 people.

The surname Zolele is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolelet921/
Zelele83177/
Colele8372/
Zolela8363/
Zolile8357/
Zolole8313/
Solele839/
Zalele831/
Tsolele77381/
Soulele77210/
Cholele77131/
Solesle7719/
Tšolele7711/
Zelelie775/
Collele774/
Sholele774/
Dzelele771/
Coleley771/
Dzolela771/
Soelele771/
Zolgell770/
Souleles71380/
Ts'olele7196/
Tsholele7176/
Soleille7171/
T'Solele7119/
Coleille7110/
Jotleley714/
Zulhelee711/
Tzhalele711/
Djoulele711/
'Tsolele711/
Tso'lele711/
Souleley711/
Zehloele711/
Colleley710/
Couleley710/
Soleil672,907/
Salele671,493/
Selele671,132/
Zolaly67477/
Colela67394/
Solile67291/
Zolali67259/
Sulele67152/
Soleilhet6797/
Soleillet6773/
Souleille6763/
Solela6747/
Solely6734/
Jalele6729/
Culele6724/
Zalela6724/
Xolile6719/
Coleil6717/
Colile6716/
Calele6715/
Julele6714/
Zolila679/
Xalele676/
Colyle675/
Soleli675/
Solale674/
Coleli673/
Zulela673/
Jolile672/
Colely671/
Zuleli671/

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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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  • 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 Zolele
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