Emosu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Emosu (11) may also be a first name.

Emosu Last Name Facts

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

Emosu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emosu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Emosu is the 1,267,784th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. Emosu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Emosu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Emosu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 1,006,493. In Nigeria Emosu is primarily found in: Ogun, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 34 percent reside and Oyo, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jemosu914/
Emuosu911/
Amosu807,055/
Emesu801,735/
Emasu80608/
Omosu80441/
Emusu80178/
Emocu80137/
Imosu8029/
Emoju8025/
Ehmmoshu771/
Imotsu73185/
Emochu73143/
Eimasu7328/
Ematsu7315/
Omoseu7311/
Omoshu7311/
Emezou7311/
Imoshu736/
Amossu736/
Hamosu736/
Amoshu734/
Aamosu734/
Eamoju734/
Emussu733/
Hemasu732/
Emassu732/
Omoisu732/
Emesou732/
Omosui732/
Amosuy732/
Jemasu731/
Imousu731/
Emutsu731/
Emessu731/
Emmesu731/
Amosuu731/
Amoosu731/
Ammosu731/
Gemusu731/
Emasau731/
Imosiu731/
Eimatsu6732/
Emessou6714/
Omosheu679/
Emassou672/
Imoisui672/
Amosouh672/
Emodjeu671/
Himoshu671/
Aemassu671/
Imoishu671/
Hemassu671/
Hemazou671/
Imotshu671/
Hamoisu671/
Hemasut671/
Jemasus671/
Imoisiu671/
Amoushu671/

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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 Emosu
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