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Where Does The Last Name Zulu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Zulu (Arabic: زولو, Bengali: ঝুলু, Tibetan: འཛུ་ལུ།) is most common in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zulú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Zulu is the 1,343^rd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,032 people. The surname Zulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zulu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 76,536^th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 7,153 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 182,719 people, or 1 in 87. In Zambia it is most common in: Eastern Province, where 53 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Zulu is found in 97 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Zulu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Zulu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zulu last name grew 16,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zulu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Zulu last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zulu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.8% less than the national average, earning R 147,816 per year; in United States they earn 19.24% less than the national average, earning $34,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $47,057 CAD per year.