Aminu Surname

684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aminu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aminu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria778,4921:22820
Ethiopia10,1421:9,6181,453
Ghana5,4721:4,938689
Uganda4711:82,8868,804
England1871:297,95822,741
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
India1101:6,973,322154,831
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Iceland181:21,1161,735
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Aminu (787,110) may also be a first name.

Aminu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aminu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aminu (Arabic: امينو, Hindi: अमीनु, Marathi: मोअमीनुर, Russian: Амину) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aminu? popularity and diffusion

Aminu is the 684th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aminu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,196th most widespread first name on earth, held by 787,110 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 778,492 people, or 1 in 228. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 25 percent are found, Kano, where 22 percent are found and Sokoto, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Aminu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Aminu surname is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Aminu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aminu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning R 283,116 per year; in United States they earn 22.97% more than the national average, earning $53,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning $42,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aminou9123,107/
Aminuy911,082/
Haminu91457/
Aminui91165/
Amoinu9194/
Aminau9180/
Aminus9172/
Aaminu9165/
Aminuu9134/
Aminud9133/
Amminu9119/
Amingu9114/
Ameinu9113/
Ahminu9112/
Aiminu9110/
Gaminu919/
Amainu919/
Amuinu917/
Aminuh916/
Auminu915/
Aminut914/
Ayminu913/
Asminu913/
Amionu912/
Aminuz912/
Atminu912/
Amitnu911/
Amineu911/
Aaminou83309/
Amminou83205/
Haminou8344/
Aminudd8324/
Amaingu839/
Hamminu835/
Aminhou834/
Ameinou834/
Amainou833/
Ahminou832/
Amionou832/
Amoinou832/
Haminus832/
Amingou831/
Aminaud831/
Gaminou831/
Hamainu831/
Aaminut831/
Atminou831/
Aminuus831/
Amienou831/
Amisnau831/
Haiminu831/
Aminuha831/
Amenu8017,164/
Amunu80404/
Ominu80346/
Eminu8049/
Amjnu801/
Ameinouh771/
Gammingu771/
Haminout770/
Amenou731,585/
Hamenu73766/
Emienu7399/
Ameenu7386/
Amunau7375/
Gamenu7329/
Amenup738/
Amenau738/
Amunuh733/
Aminoo733/
Aamenu732/
Aumunu732/
Gominu732/
Ominus732/
Amenus731/
Emainu731/
Amynou731/
Amenuh731/
Emeinu731/
Ameanu731/
Hamynu731/
Ominhu731/
Amenut731/
Ahmenu731/
Omuinu731/
Asmenu731/
Hamenou6775/
Homingu6716/
Omeinhu6710/
Emeinou673/
Ahumenu672/
Hominou671/
Oimuinu671/
Gamenou671/
Hamaynu671/
Amenahu671/
Aemenou671/
Ahamenu671/

Aminu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aminu in the Hindi language
अमीनुaminu58.49
अमीनूaminu30.19
अमिनूaminu3.77
आमीनुaminu1.89
अमिनुaminu1.89
आमिनूaminu1.89
आमीनूaminu1.89
Aminu in the Marathi language
मोअमीनुरmo'aminura33.33
अिमनुaimanu33.33
अमीनुaminu16.67
आमीनूaminu16.67
Aminu in the Russian language
Аминуaminu-
Aminu in the Arabic language
امينوamynw-

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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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  • 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 Aminu
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