Aminu Surname
Approximately 795,407 people bear this surname
Aminu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 778,492 | 1:228 | 20 |
| Ethiopia | 10,142 | 1:9,618 | 1,453 |
| Ghana | 5,472 | 1:4,938 | 689 |
| Uganda | 471 | 1:82,886 | 8,804 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| India | 110 | 1:6,973,322 | 154,831 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Iceland | 18 | 1:21,116 | 1,735 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Aminu (787,110) may also be a first name.
Aminu Demographics
Average Aminu Salary in
United States
$53,061 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Aminu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aminu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aminu (Arabic: امينو, Hindi: अमीनु, Marathi: मोअमीनुर, Russian: Амину) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Aminu.
How Common Is The Last Name Aminu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aminu is the 684th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aminu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,196th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 787,110 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 778,492 people, or 1 in 228. In Nigeria Aminu is primarily concentrated in: Katsina, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 22 percent reside and Sokoto, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Aminu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Aminu surname is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Aminu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
Aminu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aminu in the Hindi language | ||
| अमीनु | aminu | 58.49 |
| अमीनू | aminu | 30.19 |
| अमिनू | aminu | 3.77 |
| आमीनु | aminu | 1.89 |
| अमिनु | aminu | 1.89 |
| आमिनू | aminu | 1.89 |
| आमीनू | aminu | 1.89 |
| Aminu in the Marathi language | ||
| मोअमीनुर | mo'aminura | 33.33 |
| अिमनु | aimanu | 33.33 |
| अमीनु | aminu | 16.67 |
| आमीनू | aminu | 16.67 |
| Aminu in the Russian language | ||
| Амину | aminu | - |
| Aminu in the Arabic language | ||
| امينو | amynw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Aminu
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