Azamu Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Azamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8681:204,08212,187
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Azamu (836) may also be a first name.

Azamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Azamu (Marathi: आझमु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Azamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Azamu is the 401,442nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Azamu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 282,418th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 836 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 204,082. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 54 percent reside, Kano, where 38 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hazamu918/
Azamou915/
Azamud911/
Gazamu911/
Azzamu911/
Azamouz83204/
Adzamou832/
Hazamou831/
Gazamou831/
Azzamou831/
Gadzamu831/
Asamu803,683/
Ajamu803,373/
Acamu8047/
Azomu803/
Ozamu802/
Azemu801/
Azzamudd771/
Aizammud771/
Asamau733,100/
Ashamu731,150/
Achamu73298/
Aicamu73101/
Asamou7391/
Asamud7384/
Atjamu7353/
Ezeamu7332/
Hasamu7328/
Adsamu7328/
Asiamu7327/
Assamu7323/
Gasamu7316/
Aisamu7310/
Asjamu735/
Asaimu734/
Asasmu733/
Acamou733/
Asamut733/
Ajamou732/
Azomgu731/
Asammu731/
Asamup731/
Ahsamu731/
Ajahmu731/
Azuomu731/
Asaamu731/
Asaemu731/
Asameu731/
Axamou731/
Azamoe731/
Ajamui731/
Aajamu731/
Adjamu731/
Aseamu731/
Hozamu731/
Achamou67842/
Hashamu67178/
Azemmou67136/
Assamou67104/
Assamau6777/
Adsamou6744/
Hasamau6737/
Asamahu6734/
Adjamou6726/
Esahamu6713/
Hasamud6711/
Aisamau6710/
Hasaimu6710/
Ouzamou679/
Azoumou676/
Hassamu675/
Hasiamu674/
Achamus672/
Adcamou672/
Ochaamu671/
Hazeemu671/
Ezeamou671/
Haxaimu671/
Azeumou671/
Hasamuh671/
Asamauh671/
Gasameu671/
Achammu671/
Asamutt671/
Atchamu671/
Assammu671/
Ajamous671/
Ajjamou671/
Assamut671/
Acheamu671/
Hasahmu671/
Aisaimu671/
Ashsamu671/
Hajamau671/
Asamuth670/

Azamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Azamu in the Marathi language
आझमुajhamu50
अझमुajhamu50

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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 Azamu
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