Amizu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Amizu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
Amizu (45) may also be a first name.
Amizu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amizu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amizu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amizu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Amizu occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Amizu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amizu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 45 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 60 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amizou | 91 | 840 | / |
| Hamizu | 91 | 275 | / |
| Amaizu | 91 | 253 | / |
| Aimizu | 91 | 18 | / |
| Amizau | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amaizeu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hamizou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Hamizui | 83 | 5 | / |
| Amizaut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmizou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amaizou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amuzu | 80 | 23,766 | / |
| Amisu | 80 | 7,164 | / |
| Omizu | 80 | 2,223 | / |
| Amiju | 80 | 13 | / |
| Amicu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Emizu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahamizou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamisu | 73 | 179,551 | / |
| Ahmisu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Amitsu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Amezzu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Amuzou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ohmizu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amisau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ammiju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amisiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aimisu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aumuzu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amishu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amaisu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamiju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amezou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amisou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amisus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homizu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oomizu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amezcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amisup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amijus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamuzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamiszsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamisszou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamisou | 67 | 297 | / |
| Amissou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Amicius | 67 | 29 | / |
| Amezouj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hammisu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hamissu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hasmisu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hamisau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ahamisu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hamaisu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Haumisu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hamishu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hamisiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amezout | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hamijui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahmaiju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gamisou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haamisu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amezchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamijou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amezouz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamisui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhamisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamisuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amecius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomizui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamoisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamidju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamisuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amichou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amissau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amijoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiceus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amizu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis