Muazu Surname

4,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria134,6991:1,315168
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
England491:1,137,10353,999
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Muazu (86,277) may also be a first name.

Muazu Last Name Facts

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

Muazu occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muazu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,132nd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,516 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muazu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,604th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 86,277 people.

The surname Muazu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134,699 people, or 1 in 1,315. In Nigeria Muazu is primarily found in: Kano, where 14 percent are found, Katsina, where 13 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Muazu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaazu911,584/
Muazzu9127/
Mmuazu916/
Muazuh915/
Muazau915/
Muarzu915/
Mua'zu913/
Muaziu912/
Muazus911/
Muazud911/
Mhuazu911/
Muazeu911/
Muahzu911/
Muhaazu831/
Muazzau831/
Muhazau831/
Mbazu802,827/
Muasu80886/
Mwazu8027/
Muaju805/
Mouhazou7710/
Muasau73130/
Mbazou7340/
Muatsu7322/
Mwazui7310/
Muhaju739/
Muasiu736/
Muaasu732/
Mwaizu732/
Muashu732/
Muahsu732/
Mwazeu731/
Mbadzu731/
Mbazeu731/
Mbouzou6731/
Mbouzeu672/
Muhasuh672/
Muatchu671/
Muadjud671/
M'Bazou671/

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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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  • 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 Muazu
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