Kushanu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kushanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kushanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kushanu (186) may also be a first name.

Kushanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kushanu (Hindi: कुशानू, Oriya: କୁଶନୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kushanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Kushanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kushanu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kushanu is also the 667,122nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 186 people.

The last name Kushanu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Kushanu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Oyo, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khushanu93161/
Kushangu933/
Kusanu92272/
Khushanuh881/
Kusangu8621/
Kusaanu8614/
Kusanhu8613/
Kishanu865/
Kushenu861/
Kussanu861/
Kuesanu861/
Khushchanu821/
Khutsanu8054/
Kuisangu8021/
Kousanou802/
Cuishanu801/
Kisanu7757/
Kosanu7713/
Kusenu779/
Cusanu771/
Koussanou7552/
Gkousanou751/
Causanu7115/
Kisanhu712/
Kishenu711/
Kisanui711/
Kouchainou711/
Kouchaanou711/
Kusongu711/
Kossanu711/
Kisannu711/
Kossanou6719/
Koutchainou674/
Ceuseanu672/
Koutchaïnou671/

Kushanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kushanu in the Hindi language
कुशानूkusanu90.91
कुशानुkusanu9.09
Kushanu in the Oriya language
କୁଶନୁkusanu75
କୂଶନୁkusanu12.5
କୁଷନୁkusanu12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kushanu
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