Fasamu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fasamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fasamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fasamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fasamu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fasamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fasamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fasamu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Fasamu is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 37 percent live, Kwara, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fashamuu863/
Vasamu8312/
Fajamu831/
Vaisamu771/
Fesomu6796/
Vazamu6762/
Phatsamut6722/
Phadsamut671/
Phaisamut671/
Veesamu624/
Phajamu623/
Fajoumou571/
Fadjoumou5333/
Phaijhamu531/
Phoosamut531/
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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 Fasamu
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