Atusu Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Atusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Atusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atusu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atusu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atusu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 36 percent reside, Sokoto, where 30 percent reside and Niger, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atuusu913/
Atousu911/
Athusu911/
Atisu801,743/
Atuju80105/
Atosu80105/
Atuzu8021/
Etusu805/
Otusu803/
Atussuha771/
Attisu7317/
Atuuju7310/
Atujju732/
Atucou731/
Hatisu731/
Atujui731/
Atiesu731/
Atuziu731/
Athisu731/
Attoussou7115/
Hatujui6722/
Athuzhu672/
Atouzou671/
Attissu671/
Aitoussous671/

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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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  • 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 Atusu
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