Gasamu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Gasamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gasamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Gasamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gasamu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gasamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gasamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gasamu is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Gasamu is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gasamu live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Gasamu is most frequent in: Yobe, where 89 percent live and Bauchi, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngasamu929/
Gasameu921/
Asamu913,683/
Gassamut862/
Asamau833,100/
Ashamu831,150/
Asamou8391/
Asamud8384/
Gajamu8354/
Adsamu8328/
Hasamu8328/
Asiamu8327/
Assamu8323/
Aisamu8310/
Asjamu835/
Asaimu834/
Asasmu833/
Asamut833/
Gosamu832/
Ahsamu831/
Aseamu831/
Asameu831/
Asaamu831/
Asammu831/
Asamup831/
Gasemu831/
Gasomu831/
Gazamu831/
Hashamu77178/
Goosamu77138/
Assamou77104/
Assamau7777/
Adsamou7744/
Hasamau7737/
Asamahu7734/
Ngosamu7721/
Hasamud7711/
Hasaimu7710/
Aisamau7710/
Gosamut775/
Hassamu775/
Hasiamu774/
Aisaimu771/
Ghasemu771/
Ashsamu771/
Gazamou771/
Gashomu771/
Ghesamu771/
Gajaimu771/
Assammu771/
Asamauh771/
Hasahmu771/
Asamutt771/
Hasamuh771/
Assamut771/
Asamuth770/
Azamu73875/
Osamu73598/
Asomu7315/
Hassamou7115/
Gadjamou719/
Hasamahu718/
Gosaimau714/
Aaishamu711/
Hassamau711/
Ashamahu711/
Hashamud711/
Hashaimu711/
Hasamuit711/
Aissamou711/
Adsamouy711/
Assaamou711/
Gosamuit711/
Gazamout711/
Assammou711/
Hajsamou711/
Achamu67298/
Uosamu67155/
Gesomu6794/
Ossamu678/
Hazamu678/
Asomgu677/
Azamou675/
Oosamu674/
Auttsamut674/
Hosamu674/
Osameu672/
Oisamu671/
Azzamu671/
Gazemu671/
Osamau671/
Aisomu671/
Gocamu671/
Axamou671/
Osamut671/

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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 Gasamu
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