Jamihu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jamihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jamihu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Jamihu (96) may also be a first name.

Jamihu Last Name Facts

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

Jamihu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamihu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jamihu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jamihu is also the 968,397th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 96 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Jamihu is most common in: Kwara, where 23 percent live, Ondo, where 11 percent live and Osun, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamiu9143,438/
Samihu8343/
Jamius8323/
Jaamiu8311/
Jaimiu8310/
Jamiua839/
Jamiuy839/
Jammiu838/
Jamiuu837/
Jamiou837/
Jamiju837/
Jahmiu835/
Jamuiu835/
Jiamiu833/
Jasmiu833/
Jamoiu832/
Jjamiu832/
Jamiuj832/
Jhamiu832/
Jajmiu831/
Jyamiu831/
Djamiou7761/
Hamihou772/
Jameehu771/
Camihui771/
Jajmiue771/
Saamihu771/
Samiu73840/
Hamiu7334/
Jomiu7332/
Jamyu7317/
Yamiu736/
Jamju735/
Hasmihou711/
Jameau67218/
Jamjuy6749/
Jomius6744/
Hamiou6722/
Jamoju6710/
Hamius677/
Saamiu676/
Samiju676/
Jamjou675/
Samjhu674/
Samoiu674/
Hamiud673/
Hamoiu673/
Jamjui673/
Samiuy672/
Hamiju672/
Jamuyu672/
Samieu671/
Saumiu671/
Sahmiu671/
Jameeu671/
Zamiou671/
Hamiue671/
Hamiut671/
Hamehu671/
Jameyu671/
Yamiou671/
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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 Jamihu
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