Nasiru Surname

2,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nasiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nasiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria244,9011:72386
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Uganda2751:141,96112,772
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Nasiru (337,517) may also be a first name.

Nasiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nasiru (Bengali: নাসীরু, Hindi: नसीरु, Oriya: ନସିରୁ, Russian: Насиру) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nasiru? popularity and diffusion

Nasiru is the 2,211th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nasiru live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nasiru is also the 3,088th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 337,517 people.

The last name Nasiru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 244,901 people, or 1 in 723. In Nigeria Nasiru is primarily found in: Kano, where 14 percent reside, Katsina, where 11 percent reside and Zamfara, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Nasiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

The amount Nasiru earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 53.76% less than the national average, earning R 109,884 per year and in United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nasiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nasiru in the Oriya language
ନସିରୁnasiru-
Nasiru in the Bengali language
নাসীরুnasiru50
নাসিরুnasiru50
Nasiru in the Hindi language
नसीरुnasiru49.55
नसीरूnasiru41.44
नासिरूnasiru3.6
नसिरूnasiru2.7
नासिरnasira1.8
नसिरुnasiru0.9
Nasiru in the Russian language
Насируnasiru-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nasiru
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