Idrissu Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Idrissu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idrissu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Idrissu (239) may also be a first name.

Idrissu Last Name Facts

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

Idrissu occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idrissu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Idrissu is the 401,066th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name Idrissu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idrissu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idrissu is also the 578,640th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 239 people.

The surname Idrissu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Idrissu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Idrissu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idrissou9350,257/
Iddrissu93858/
Idrisu9223,214/
Idrisssou8823/
Hidrissou884/
Iddrissou883/
Iodrissou882/
Idrissoud881/
Içdrissou881/
Idrrissou881/
Idreissou881/
Iddrisu8659,427/
Idrisou86191/
Idrisuh862/
Idriesu861/
Idrrisu861/
Idrisuu861/
Hidrisu861/
Idrisus861/
Uidrisu861/
Idrishu861/
Idrisiu861/
Idressou804/
Edrissou803/
Idrisgou803/
Ydrissou801/
Idridsou801/
Iddrisiu801/
Idrusu7726/
Edrisu7721/
Idresu7720/
Udrisu772/
Idrizu772/
Iddddrisu751/
Eddrisu718/
Idreesu712/
Idresou711/
Idreasu711/
Eedrisu711/
Aydriesou631/
Edresu622/

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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 Idrissu
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