Zoulu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zoulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Liberia81:551,06725,208
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Zoulu (52) may also be a first name.

Zoulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zoulu is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Zoulu are found; 58 percent are found in East Asia and 58 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 52 people.

It is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Taoyuan City, where 60 percent reside, Taichung City, where 20 percent reside and Chiayi County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Taiwan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 42 percent reside and China, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoulou91996/
Zhoulu9176/
Zouliu9119/
Zoulau911/
Zulu89404,142/
Zolu89748/
Dzoulou83441/
Zhouliu83216/
Zoullou837/
Zhoulou833/
Tzoulou832/
Zoulgou831/
Zullu80124/
Zollu80122/
Ziulu80116/
Zhulu80108/
Soulu8080/
Zulus8064/
Zoelu8057/
Zolud8029/
Joulu8012/
Dzulu8010/
Zuluh809/
Zulud807/
Zulup806/
Zului804/
Zuulu804/
Zuolu803/
Zulau802/
Zoğlu801/
Zuluu801/
Coulu801/
Zoolu801/
Zuluz801/
Zoluh801/
Zulut801/
Zuluğ801/
Dzolu801/
Zuluj801/
Jzulu801/
Zxolu801/
Zoulouha771/
Zholud731,802/
Coulou73759/
Zulyus73353/
Soulou73231/
Zhuliu73150/
Joulou73137/
Zholus7348/
Souleu7348/
Zulius7340/
Zhuolu7317/
Coulau7313/
Soulup739/
Soulus738/
Joulus737/
Zullus737/
Choulu736/
Zautlu735/
Xoulou734/
Souliu733/
Shoulu732/
Zulaup732/
Souluy732/
Zulaus731/
Zuluch731/
Zahulu731/
Soului731/
Zuleus731/
Zeuleu731/
Zulluh731/
Souelu731/
Trzolu731/
Djoulu731/
Sszulu731/
Soulhu731/
Xulu6754,270/
Sulu6715,844/
Julu672,562/
Solu671,272/
Culu67661/
Joulaud67433/
Çulu67319/
Djoulou67306/
Zalu67295/
Tsoulou67272/
Colu67239/
Soulouh67239/
Jolu67185/
Çolu67155/
Couliau6752/
Ţolu6748/
Joulaux6730/
Dzholus6725/
Choulou6724/
Coullou6718/
Joullou6712/
Xolu679/
Joulius678/
Soullou675/
Gioulou674/
Scoulou673/
Souslou673/
Czulius673/
Soulhou672/
Tsouleu672/
Chouleu672/
Zholuch671/
Saioulu671/
Zhulius671/
Choului671/
Zulú671/
Souelyu671/
Soulleu671/
Souloup671/
Djouleu671/

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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 Zoulu
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