Gasimu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gasimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gasimu (19) may also be a first name.
Gasimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gasimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gasimu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gasimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gasimu? popularity and diffusion
Gasimu is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gasimu reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Gasimu is most common in: Kano, where 90 percent live and Sokoto, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Romania, where 8 percent live.
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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 Gasimu
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