Fausatu Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fausatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fausatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fausatu (4,689) may also be a first name.

Fausatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fausatu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fausatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fausatu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 100,047th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 4,689 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Ogun, where 20 percent live and Oyo, where 20 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fausatut933/
Fasatu9217/
Fusatu921/
Feusatu863/
Faisatu861/
Faishatu801/
Faisatou801/
Fucatu7714/
Vasatu771/
Faissatou751/
Faizatu717/
Fasootu712/
Fazzatu711/
Faizatou6731/
Faziatou672/
Foucatou671/
Faijatou671/
Fayzatou671/
Vasaitou671/
Fascettu671/
Phutsaitu634/
Fouziatou631/
Faidjatou631/
Fayizatou631/
Fasotoo572/
Phucatu571/
Vouzatou531/

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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 Fausatu
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