Nasiu Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Nasiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nasiu (209) may also be a first name.
Nasiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nasiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nasiu (Hindi: नसीू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nasiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nasiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Nasiu is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Nasiu live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nasiu is also the 625,736th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 209 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 23 percent live, Zamfara, where 21 percent live and Kano, where 18 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nasiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nasiu in the Hindi language | ||
| नसीू | nasiu | - |
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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 Nasiu
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