Zulu meaning | Last name Zulu origin

Following is the meaning of Zulu surname. Family name Zulu is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Zulu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Zambia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Zulu

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

Zulu is common in Zambia country(ies).

Zulu is ranked 1639 in 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

How popular is Zulu?

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
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Comments :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.

Celebrities having Zulu surname

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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