Zulu is used as a family name or surname in Zambia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zulu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Zambia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Zulu

How popular is Zulu?

Zulu is common in Zambia.

Zulu is ranked 1639 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zulus grew by 155 per cent to 255 since 2000 and ranked 75564 after elevating 74872 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 89.8 90
White 5.1 6
Hispanic or Latino 2.75 0
Zulu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Zambia which signifies that it is originated from Zambia. Around 330394 people have been found who wears Zulu as their family name. Zulu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,065 Trinidad and Tobago10
103,759 Spain8
1,177 Democratic Republic of The Congo7
7,031 China6
318,252 Ukraine6
46,707 New Zealand5
720,003 Russia4
384 Seychelles3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
14,078 Japan3
35,184 Poland3
78,945 Argentina3
26,321 Israel3
5,909 Bangladesh3
15,749 Finland3
41,879 Turkey2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
3,940 Ethiopia2
18,035 Egypt2
26,532 Chile2
4,302 Benin2
13,552 Qatar2
28,083 Romania2
28,232 Morocco2
40,256 Mexico2
29,774 Venezuela1
19,533 Uruguay1
174,544 Czech Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
31,584 Peru1
801 Cape Verde1
24,460 Armenia1
81,201 Switzerland1
8,268 Mauritius1
3,307 Malta1
2,040 Mali1
6,212 Jamaica1
7,941 Guatemala1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,877 Cuba1
4,249 Cambodia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
37,493 Austria1
2,024 Mongolia1
3,275 Nepal1
5,589 Sudan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
11,923 Slovenia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
2,078 Lesotho1
66,560 Philippines1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
17,768 Pakistan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
846 American Samoa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
95,259 Italy45
289,354 India38
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
43,662 Belgium30
20,233 Denmark25
42,407 Sweden22
299,005 Indonesia19
15,050 Singapore18
14,048 Ireland16
10,355 Nigeria14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546 Scotland98
467 Iceland86
104,308 France86
30,613 Australia74
54,886 Canada55
Countries with hundreds of Zulu:
390 Namibia814
6,793 Tanzania730
582 Botswana533
56,364 United States459
7,729 Ghana320
1,274 Kuwait296
7,115 Colombia175
59,024 Germany168
4,701 Norway157
13,194 Malaysia126
Countries with thousands of Zulu:
871 Mozambique4,127
64 Swaziland2,765
309 Liberia2,066
3,663 England2,065
1,342 Angola1,401
3,860 Uganda1,307
5,070 Kenya1,099
13,460 Brazil1,002
Countries with ten thousands of Zulu:
80 South Africa62,079
53 Malawi23,227
42 Zimbabwe12,167
Countries with hundred thousands of Zulu:
4 Zambia212,468
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Comments

J
Jennie Gangi
 The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the word xulo which means the gap hollow recess this surname the precise location of the ancestral home.

Zulu Namesakes

  • Dawn Zulueta, Film actress
  • Manuel Amaya Zulueta, Author
  • Julián de Zulueta, 1st Marquis of Álava, Politician
  • Annalisa Zulueta, Production Designer
  • Anya Zulueta, Film director
  • Camila Zuluaga, Radio personality
  • Chaka Zulu, Actor
  • Dawn Zulueta, Film actress
  • Elisa Zulueta, Television actress
  • Dawn Zulueta, Film actress

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