Azu Surname

46,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Azu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6691:31,2482,609
Ghana4,7101:5,737796
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Ecuador1581:100,6706,194
England971:574,41334,909
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Chile311:568,27313,994
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belize11:355,4743,977
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269

The alternate forms: Azú (2) are calculated separately.

Azu (6,237) may also be a first name.

Azu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Azu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Azú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Azu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,090th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 647,609 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Azu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azu is also the 83,562nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,237 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,669 people, or 1 in 31,248. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 28 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 21 percent are found and Delta, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Azu exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Azu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Azu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Azu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.91% more than the national average, earning $64,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azú892/
Arzu8614,357/
Gazu866,405/
Aizu862,831/
Azuh862,366/
Azou861,198/
Azuz86477/
Azui86465/
Azzu86455/
Hazu86453/
Azus86117/
Adzu8698/
Atzu8662/
Azau8651/
Azud8649/
Azeu8628/
Azut8627/
Azuj8622/
Auzu8622/
Aazu8613/
Azuu8612/
Azgu8611/
Azsu864/
Aezu864/
Ayzu863/
Aziu863/
Azhu863/
Azuy863/
Azux862/
Azcu861/
Azxu861/
Azouz7522,913/
Azcuy753,014/
Auzou751,603/
Arzou751,229/
Azzou751,155/
Azout751,010/
Hazut75818/
Azoud75698/
Hazou75670/
Adzou75669/
Hazzu75427/
Hazui75418/
Azcui75329/
Gazou75318/
Hazeu75261/
Adzeu75245/
Aazou75173/
Adzuu75163/
Azzuz75159/
Azaud75159/
Gauzu75108/
Gazau7566/
Azous7562/
Gazui7545/
Gazeu7530/
Gazsu7530/
Gazhu7524/
Azush7523/
Azhuh7519/
Aarzu7518/
Azzus7513/
Aizup7512/
Hazhu7512/
Hazus7510/
Hauzu759/
Ayzup758/
Hazau758/
Hajzu757/
Aizou756/
Gatzu756/
Azusd756/
Azeus755/
Azouh755/
Aizhu754/
Haizu754/
Azudt754/
Azuzz754/
Hgazu754/
Haszu753/
Azeuz753/
Azgou753/
Auszu753/
Gaizu753/
Aizud753/
Adzhu752/
Gaazu752/
Azoup752/
Aziuh752/
Gazuy752/
Aazuz752/
Arzui752/
Azhau752/
Gazzu751/
Azauz751/
Gadzu751/
Harzu751/
Azuua751/
Azuiz751/
Hazuy751/
Hazuz751/
Auzeu751/
Azhus751/
Azouy751/
Azjus751/
Azuis751/
Azuuh751/
Ayzou751/
Azhou751/
Azsus751/
Ahazu751/
Aizut751/
Aziua751/
Azhud751/
Audzu751/
Azzouz6761,101/
Asu6710,479/
Aju6710,304/
Acu675,117/
Ozu673,220/
Ezu67906/
Auzoux67389/
Azzout67302/
Hazout67284/
Aazouz67178/
Aazzou67137/
Hazzou67111/
Gazzou6768/
Hajzus6742/
Hazouz6730/
Azeush6728/
Auzout6727/
Hadziu6720/
Hajzuš6720/
Haizou6720/
Aizuss6715/
Haizhu6713/
Hayzus6711/
Hazuha6710/
Azhush678/
Axu678/
Hadzhu678/
Auzouy676/
Auzaud676/
Gatzou676/
Harzau676/
Azouzz674/
Açu674/
Azouij674/
Haazou674/
Harzou674/
Gazzau673/
Hadzuš673/
Adzhus672/
Azouth672/
Azzous672/
Azuhie672/
Aarzou672/
Hazuch672/
Gazouh672/
Azzoud671/
Gaazou671/
Azzouy671/
Adziua671/
Ahaizu671/
Azhout671/
Hazzeu671/
Hahzou671/
Gadzeu671/
Adzeux671/
Atzaut671/
Azouha671/
Azouhy671/
Aâzouz671/
Azzauz671/
Hazutd671/
Aazzuz671/
Hazzau671/
Aizudd671/
Headzu671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Azu
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