Rashiru Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rashiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rashiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Rashiru Last Name Facts

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

Rashiru is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rashiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rashiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rashiru are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Rashiru is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 44 percent are found, Sokoto, where 28 percent are found and Kogi, where 22 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasiru926/
Rashuru867/
Rasirou861/
Rasheru861/
Roshioru8038/
Rassirou801/
Rasheeru801/
Rasuru7755/
Raseru779/
Raciru771/
Racheru71448/
Rosirus715/
Rosheru714/
Raasuru713/
Razirou712/
Raseeru711/
Roshuru711/
Rasuuru711/
Rosairus6717/
Roshyoru6716/
Racherhu671/
Raaseeru671/
Rosuru624/
Resuru621/
Roşioru57282/
Răcheru5732/
Roserud5710/
Rouseru576/
Rosayru571/
Rochereux5098/

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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 Rashiru
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