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.

Lazaru Surname Distribution Map

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

The alternate forms: Lazarú (1) are calculated separately.

Lazaru (675) may also be a first name.

Lazaru Last Name Facts

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

Lazaru (Marathi: लाझारु, Russian: Лазару) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Lazarú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 233,190th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,212,454 people. The last name Lazaru is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lazaru reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lazaru is also the 319,040th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 675 people.

The surname Lazaru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,588 people, or 1 in 111,551. In Nigeria Lazaru is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 94 percent are found, Taraba, where 1 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Lazaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lazaru last name is primarily 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

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
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  • 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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