Nestu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nestu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nestu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nestu (23) may also be a first name.

Nestu Last Name Facts

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

Nestu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nestu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nestu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nestu is the 10,311,814th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nestu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nestu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nestu is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent live and Oyo, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nestu is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngestu9121/
Nestus9111/
Nestou912/
Netu89819/
Nesthus83104/
Niestuj8317/
Nestout8316/
Ngetu802,357/
Neetu801,612/
Neatu801,043/
Netus80166/
Nettu80117/
Nastu80113/
Netou8044/
Nistu8017/
Netud8016/
Nnetu8015/
Nethu8011/
Netui8011/
Netuh808/
Nhetu806/
Neteu805/
Netau805/
Nietu804/
Netup804/
Nystu804/
Neitu801/
Neyshtut7748/
Neishtut777/
Neethu73444/
Ngethu73220/
Nastuh736/
Neitou735/
Nettou735/
Nestoe735/
Nishtu734/
Netush734/
Neathu733/
Gnetou732/
Nettus732/
Ngetou731/
Nistuh731/
Neettu731/
Nehetu731/
Nashtu731/
Nastau731/
Nostuh731/
Nestoo731/
Neatuh731/
Ngetuy731/
Nistud731/
Nneatu731/
Nettup731/
Netout731/
Neitus730/
Gnethu730/
Nitu6740,896/
Niestój67314/
Netthut678/
Naistud678/
Nytu677/
Naistus675/
Nechtou672/
Netouha671/
Netú671/
Ngisttu671/
Nettoux671/
Nistauz671/
Neattus671/

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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 Nestu
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