Nusu Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8261:160,10815,625
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India101:76,706,538639,611
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nusu (729) may also be a first name.

Nusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nusu (Hindi: नूसू, Marathi: नुसु, Oriya: ନୁସୁ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 347,722nd most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Nusu live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 305,398th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 729 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 826 people, or 1 in 160,108. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 44 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 22 percent are found and North Maluku, where 9 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Nusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Nusu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngusu891,704/
Nusut89282/
Nousu89229/
Neusu89104/
Nusup8943/
Nussu8933/
Nnusu8922/
Nutsu8922/
Nusud8914/
Nausu8912/
Nusau896/
Nuusu896/
Nushu894/
Hnusu892/
Nusui891/
Nusiu891/
Nuesu891/
Nhusu891/
Nusuu891/
Nusuh891/
Nuisud8016/
Hnusud8016/
Neusus8012/
Nushau8011/
Nuysut806/
Nuysud806/
Ngussu804/
Nutsou804/
Nousou803/
Ngushu802/
Noussu801/
Nussau801/
Nuysuy801/
Ngausu801/
Nguusu801/
Nutsup801/
Ngusui801/
Neusiu801/
Nausau801/
Nuisut801/
Nutsuy800/
Nausus800/
Nisu752,672/
Nucu75436/
Nuju75241/
Nosu75222/
Nuzu7516/
Noutsou73316/
Noussou7332/
Nousseu7320/
Naussus735/
Nausaud732/
Ngaushu731/
Ngusseu731/
Neususs731/
Neuschu731/
Naushau731/
Nauseus730/
Neuseus730/
Nuchu67951/
Nguzu67228/
Ngoussou67120/
Ngousseu6735/
Nissu6724/
Nudju6716/
Nujui675/
Noosu675/
Nuciu674/
Naucu674/
Nouju673/
Nossu673/
Neushaus672/
Niesu672/
Nnosu672/
Nuzuz671/
Naushaud671/
Gnoussou671/
Nuzhu671/
Nujau671/
Neuju671/
Nnisu671/
Noussouh671/
Nauju671/
Nisuy671/
Noussous671/
Nauzu671/
Nudcu671/

Nusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nusu in the Oriya language
ନୁସୁnusu-
Nusu in the Marathi language
नुसुnusu76.92
नूसूnusu15.38
नूसुnusu7.69
Nusu in the Hindi language
नूसूnusu50
नुसूnusu50

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