Monsuru Surname

117,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Monsuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monsuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9161:45,2363,519
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Monsuru (25,733) may also be a first name.

Monsuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monsuru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Monsuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Monsuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,457th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,859,068 people. Monsuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Monsuru are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,286th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 25,733 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,916 people, or 1 in 45,236. In Nigeria Monsuru is most numerous in: Oyo, where 35 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Ogun, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Monsuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

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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 Monsuru
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