Lamisu Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Lamisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
Lamisu (468) may also be a first name.
Lamisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamisu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lamisu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamisu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Lamisu occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Lamisu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamisu is also the 393,633rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 468 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 45 percent are found, Yobe, where 24 percent are found and Zamfara, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leamisu | 92 | 25 | / |
| Lamissou | 86 | 53 | / |
| Lahamisu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lamusu | 83 | 2,479 | / |
| Lamiju | 83 | 22 | / |
| Lemisu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Laimusu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lamijou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamicou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemeisu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamidju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamaysou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lamyssou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemusu | 67 | 82 | / |
| Lomicu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemesu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomusu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumaissou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Lamesoo | 62 | 27 | / |
| Llamezu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lamedjui | 57 | 10 | / |
| Leumesseu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lommichau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lomeju | 50 | 9 | / |
| Lemezu | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Lamisu
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