Idrisu Surname

23,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idrisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idrisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria22,3641:7,921904
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Idrisu (14,012) may also be a first name.

Idrisu Last Name Facts

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

Idrisu is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idrisu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,352nd most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 313,929 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idrisu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idrisu is also the 48,584th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 14,012 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22,364 people, or 1 in 7,921. In Nigeria Idrisu is most common in: Niger, where 37 percent reside, Kogi, where 14 percent reside and Kano, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Idrisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Idrisu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Idrisou92191/
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Idriesu921/
Uidrisu921/
Idrishu921/
Idrisiu921/
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Idrisuu921/
Idrrisu921/
Idrissou8650,257/
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Idrisgou863/
Idridsou861/
Iddrisiu861/
Idrusu8326/
Edrisu8321/
Idresu8320/
Udrisu832/
Idrizu832/
Idrisssou8023/
Hidrissou804/
Iddrissou803/
Iodrissou802/
Içdrissou801/
Idrrissou801/
Idreissou801/
Iddddrisu801/
Idrissoud801/
Eddrisu778/
Idreesu772/
Idresou771/
Eedrisu771/
Idreasu771/
Idressou714/
Edrissou713/
Ydrissou711/
Edresu672/
Aydriesou671/

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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 Idrisu
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