Harisu Surname

39,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Harisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,7651:13,8771,401
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Harisu (25,211) may also be a first name.

Harisu Last Name Facts

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

Harisu (Hindi: हरीसु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harisu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,774th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 552,212 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Harisu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,793rd most common first name globally, held by 25,211 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,765 people, or 1 in 13,877. In Nigeria Harisu is most numerous in: Kano, where 31 percent are found, Jigawa, where 15 percent are found and Bauchi, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Harisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Harisu surname is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charisu92210/
Harrisu9229/
Harisou926/
Kharisu923/
Harishu921/
Hairisu921/
Harissu921/
Haarisu921/
Arisu91791/
Harissou862,264/
Harisahu861/
Charisus861/
Harusu831,027/
Arisou83198/
Aritsu83158/
Hariju837/
Haresu835/
Harizu835/
Garisu835/
Jarisu835/
Arisau833/
Ahrisu832/
Arisui831/
Horisu831/
Herisu831/
Atrisu831/
Aruisu831/
Arishu831/
Charissou8089/
Harisssou803/
Harissouy801/
Haraissou801/
Aharissou801/
Garisau77199/
Horitsu7725/
Arissou7714/
Hareshu774/
Gaurisu772/
Harizou772/
Harijau771/
Gargisu771/
Garuisu771/
Charissoux7578/
Chaisrisut7510/
Aresu733,395/
Erisu73487/
Arizu73208/
Orisu73198/
Ariju73135/
Arusu7377/
Aricu7334/
Arisó738/
Arésu731/
Herissou7111/
Garissou7110/
Atrissou714/
Jarissou712/
Hareeshu711/
Haridjou711/
Arrissou711/
Charhaissou711/
Areissou711/
Asresu672,903/
Ariciu671,215/
Horiju67177/
Harichaux6781/
Aruizu6774/
Arichu6764/
Garrissou6726/
Orisau6723/
Oritsu6720/
Eyrisu6718/
Ariozu6717/
Arizou6713/
Earusu6711/
Arusuh679/
Khairesau678/
Aresus677/
Arzizu677/
Oriseu675/
Arisoe674/
Gorisu674/
Araizu674/
Arijui674/
Areshu673/
Aressu673/
Eerisu673/
Arushu673/
Arrizu673/
Oirisu673/
Arissó673/
Ohrusu671/
Jaresu671/
Horusu671/
Erissu671/
Aaresu671/
Aerusu671/
Arusui671/
Arescu671/
Aresud671/
Heresu671/
Aresuu671/
Airesu671/
Aurizu671/
Aricau671/

Harisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harisu in the Hindi language
हरीसुharisu-

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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 Harisu
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