Lazaru Surname

233,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lazaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lazaru 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
Nigeria1,5881:111,5517,433
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
India251:30,682,615377,978
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Albania31:971,35222,477
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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The alternate forms: Lazarú (1) are calculated separately.

Lazaru (675) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Lazaru Demographics

Lazaru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 407 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Lazaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lazaru (Marathi: लाझारु, Russian: Лазару) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lazarú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lazaru is the 233,190th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,212,454 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lazaru live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 319,040th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 675 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,588 people, or 1 in 111,551. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 94 percent live, Taraba, where 1 percent live and Plateau, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Uzbekistan, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Lazaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Lazaru earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 47.05% more than the national average, earning $73,057 CAD per year.

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
Lazarú941/
Lazarus9249,730/
Lazarou926,107/
Lazarut9279/
Laazaru9277/
Lazaruz9221/
Liazaru9214/
Lazarau928/
Lazarux925/
Lazaruj924/
Lazzaru922/
Laszaru922/
Llazaru921/
Lazasru921/
Lazarud921/
Lazarous861,011/
Liazarus86436/
Laazarus86209/
Latzarus8624/
Lazzarus8621/
Lazarrus8620/
Lazaruis8614/
Lazaurus8612/
Lazaraus868/
Lazaruss865/
Lazzarou863/
Laizarus863/
Lazareus861/
Lajzarus861/
Lyazarou861/
Lazaruus861/
Lazarusz861/
Leazarus861/
Lajaru83175/
Lasaru83100/
Lazoru831/
Lacaru831/
D'Lazarus8019/
Liazarrus801/
Lasarus771,686/
Lazaroo77469/
Lazorus7780/
Lazaroe7728/
Lajharu7716/
Lasaruu776/
Lozarus773/
Laajaru772/
Lázarus772/
Lacharu772/
Lacarau771/
Lesaaru771/
Lajaruj771/
Lazerou771/
Lazarús771/
Lasarou771/
Lasarau771/
Lacarrau7137/
Lasarrou7123/
Latsarus7112/
Lasaharu7111/
Lazorous717/
Lyajarus716/
Lassarus711/
Lassarou711/
Laazorus711/
Lasharus711/
Lazzorus711/
Lachgaru711/
Lajaruph711/
Losaru67279/
Lasoru6746/
Làzaro6720/
Lascarrou678/
Lesaru674/
Laatsarus672/
Lãzaro672/
Laseru672/
Ladjarous671/
Lassareud671/
Lozeru671/
Lăcaru671/
Ladjaroud671/
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Lazaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lazaru in the Marathi language
लाझारुlajharu-
Lazaru in the Russian language
Лазаруlazaru-

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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 Lazaru
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