Nasuru Surname

38,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nasuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nasuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,8151:13,8231,393
Uganda6871:56,8266,687
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Nasuru (21,541) may also be a first name.

Nasuru Last Name Facts

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

Nasuru (Hindi: नसुरू, Marathi: नासुरू, Oriya: ନସୁରୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nasuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,203rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 528,926 people. The surname Nasuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nasuru are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nasuru is also the 35,776th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 21,541 people.

The surname Nasuru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,815 people, or 1 in 13,823. In Nigeria Nasuru is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 17 percent live, Sokoto, where 13 percent live and Kano, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Nasuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nasuru last name is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nassuru9214/
Nashuru928/
Nasuiru924/
Nasuuru922/
Naisuru922/
Naasuru921/
Ngasuru921/
Natsuru921/
Nasourou8620/
Nassurou862/
Nassurud861/
Nazuru8369/
Najuru8348/
Nosuru8331/
Nesuru837/
Nasoru834/
Nassourou808,629/
Nassurudd801/
Nahsourou801/
Nashiru772,781/
Nassiru77149/
Ngazuru7756/
Nachuru7749/
Nasiruu7710/
Najjuru778/
Nahsiru778/
Najurus773/
Naizuru771/
Nasssourou753/
Nassourouy752/
Nazurruh71366/
Nazourou718/
Nezuru672/
Nazoru671/
Nhauchuru671/
Nazourouy671/
Noussourou632/
Noshiru6234/
Nessiru621/
Nazhiru621/
Neijuru621/
Nuosoru620/
Nassorou573/

Nasuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nasuru in the Oriya language
ନସୁରୁnasuru-
Nasuru in the Marathi language
नासुरूnasuru50
नसुरुाखानnasuruakhana50
Nasuru in the Hindi language
नसुरूnasuru40
नसूरुnasuru20
नसुरुnasuru20
नासुरूnasuru20

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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 Nasuru
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