Hafizu Surname
Approximately 12,847 people bear this surname
Hafizu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,744 | 1:13,900 | 1,402 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hafizu (21,594) may also be a first name.
Hafizu Demographics
Hafizu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Hafizu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafizu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hafizu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafizu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,760th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 567,257 people. Hafizu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hafizu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,710th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 21,594 people.
The last name Hafizu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,744 people, or 1 in 13,900. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 37 percent live, Katsina, where 21 percent live and Jigawa, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Hafizu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafizou | 92 | 738 | / |
| Hafizzu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ahafizu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hafizud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hafaizu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hafiziu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hafizau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Haffizu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Afizu | 91 | 101 | / |
| Haffizou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aahafizu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hafisu | 83 | 527 | / |
| Afizou | 83 | 110 | / |
| Hafezu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Hafiju | 83 | 24 | / |
| Hafuzu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hafeezu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hafisou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Affizou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Afeizou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hafizoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hafisuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haphizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahfizou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafuzou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afaizou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afisu | 73 | 916 | / |
| Afezu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Afiju | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ofizu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hafissou | 71 | 375 | / |
| Chafisou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafidjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haphizou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafijult | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afisus | 67 | 24 | / |
| Afeezu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aafisu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chafissou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chafichou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afisou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afezou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffidjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasfissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afesiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afisiu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hafizu
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