Hamshatu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Hamshatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Hamshatu (52) may also be a first name.
Hamshatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamshatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamshatu is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamshatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamshatu is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamshatu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 52 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Hamshatu is most frequent in: Gombe, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamshatou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Hamsatu | 93 | 1,735 | / |
| Amshatu | 93 | 35 | / |
| Hamsatou | 88 | 355 | / |
| Amshatou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Amshaitu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Amsatu | 86 | 100 | / |
| Hamssatou | 82 | 19 | / |
| Hamchatou | 82 | 12 | / |
| Hamsaitou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hamshettu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amsatou | 80 | 496 | / |
| Amshetu | 80 | 296 | / |
| Hansatu | 80 | 296 | / |
| Hamzatu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Hamsetu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Amsehtu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amsiatu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hamsotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Anshatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamssaatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hamzatou | 75 | 26 | / |
| Amssatou | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hanssatu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hamsettu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hansahtu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hansatou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khomsatu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ansatu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Amzatu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hamdjatou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hanchatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khamzatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amsotu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ansatou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amzatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gansatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanzatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amcattu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anssatou | 63 | 7 | / |
| Ansiatou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Amseitou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Honsatou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hounsatou | 59 | 7 | / |
| Ancateu | 53 | 218 | / |
| Anziatou | 50 | 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
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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 Hamshatu
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