Zélia Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Zélia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zelia (1,031) are calculated separately.
Zélia (15,249) may also be a first name.
Zélia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zélia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zélia has its highest incidence in Portugal. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zelia. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zélia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zélia is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Zélia is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Zélia reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 45,879th most commonly used first name globally, held by 15,249 people.
Zélia is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Without taking into account Portugal Zélia occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelia | 93 | 1,031 | / |
| Zséli | 80 | 226 | / |
| Zilia | 80 | 99 | / |
| Zélis | 80 | 12 | / |
| Zylia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zelaia | 73 | 487 | / |
| Zsélyi | 73 | 177 | / |
| Zeliaś | 73 | 107 | / |
| Ziglia | 73 | 63 | / |
| Zelias | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zilias | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zaylia | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zeliat | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zeilia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zeulia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dzilia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zyliah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zéluiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zealia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeĭlia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zislia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziliai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zielia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zela | 67 | 9,563 | / |
| Zyla | 67 | 2,332 | / |
| Zila | 67 | 2,259 | / |
| Zeli | 67 | 2,076 | / |
| Zili | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Zyli | 67 | 82 | / |
| Zeliadt | 67 | 70 | / |
| Zeliasz | 67 | 63 | / |
| Dzhelia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zélé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zieliaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zäla | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zélia
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