How Many People Have the Last Name Zelaya?

12,448

people had the surname Zelaya in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 23,697 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,886

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

4.22

In 2010

Largest Group

94.1%

Hispanic or Latino

Change Since 2000

+59.9%

+4,663 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Zelaya (94.1%) are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Zelaya ranks #487. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 4.3%
Black 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Two or more races 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino 94.1%

See the most common Hispanic last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Zelaya grew from 7,785 people in 2000 to 12,448 in 2010 (up 59.9%), and its rank rose from #4,219 to #2,886.

20002010
People7,78512,448
Rank#4,219#2,886
Per 100,000 people2.894.22

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Zelaya

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,883Cooney12,455
#2,883Preciado12,455
#2,885Berrios12,451
#2,886Zelaya12,448
#2,887Jaeger12,436
#2,888Smalls12,435
#2,889Clevenger12,428

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Zelaya: Z400

👤 Zelaya as a First Name

Zelaya is a first name too: about 124 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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