Zulekhan Surname

203,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zulekhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulekhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,9261:92,7543,054
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Zulekhan (10,688) may also be a first name.

Zulekhan Last Name Facts

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

Zulekhan (Hindi: जूलेखां, Marathi: झुलेखान) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulekhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,648th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,567,081 people. Zulekhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zulekhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 58,605th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 10,688 people.

The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,926 people, or 1 in 92,754. In Pakistan Zulekhan is mostly found in: Sindh, where 98 percent live, Punjab, where 1 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zulekhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulekhan in the Marathi language
झुलेखानjhulekhana64.71
झुलेखांjhulekham17.65
झुलेखाँjhulekham11.76
जुलेखाjulekha5.88
Zulekhan in the Hindi language
जूलेखांjulekham25
जुलेखांjulekham25
जुलेखाjulekha25
ज़ुलेखांzulekham25

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