Detus Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Detus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Detus (98) may also be a first name.

Detus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Detus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Detus is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Detus reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 956,749th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 98 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Gombe, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dethus914/
Destus911/
Detous911/
Dettus911/
Detush911/
Deetus910/
Deitus910/
Detu891,153/
Deteuts831/
Destous831/
Detusch831/
Datus801,536/
Detup80290/
Destu80131/
Ditus8053/
Dethu8027/
Detou8024/
Deutu8017/
Dettu8011/
Detuu806/
Deetu805/
Dotus805/
Detuj805/
Dhetu805/
Detut805/
Dietu805/
Detui802/
Detuy802/
Detuz802/
Deatu802/
Deitu802/
Detos802/
Detau802/
Deteu802/
Dejtu801/
Tdetu801/
Desthuis771/
Diethuis771/
Dittus731,958/
Deitos731,852/
Detout73389/
Detoux7381/
Dyttus7373/
Dethou7356/
Deitou7349/
Dattus7348/
Deastu7336/
Detaux7326/
Dathus7320/
Deytou7313/
Dotous7312/
Detaut738/
Datush738/
Detouy737/
Detaup737/
Detoup735/
Dietou734/
Deuteu733/
Deshtu733/
Deethu733/
Destou732/
Dettos732/
Deetou731/
Ditgus731/
Detuch731/
Dhethu731/
Datous731/
Deitós731/
Deetuy731/
Daitus731/
Dethau731/
Detteu731/
Dettou731/
Dithus730/
Detosh730/
Detuce730/
Destousse7116/
Deethouse713/
Ditu674,820/
Destout67122/
Detheux6770/
Dethouy6750/
Datoush6722/
Datusch6715/
Deathos6710/
Deuthou6710/
Deitoss675/
Destoup673/
Detuydt672/
Dattous672/
Detouch672/
Dethtup672/
Deethos671/
Destoud671/
Destoux671/
Dittous670/

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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 Detus
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