Sanusu Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Sanusu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sanusu (131) may also be a first name.
Sanusu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanusu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanusu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanusu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Sanusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sanusu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanusu is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 131 people.
The last name Sanusu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria Sanusu is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 17 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Zamfara, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanusui | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sanusus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanusiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sangusu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanoussu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sanoutsu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanisu | 83 | 1,177 | / |
| Janusu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sanoussou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sainisu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sannisu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanisui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanguzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saunisu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sainguzu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonisu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sanizu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Conusu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Senisu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canoussou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gianoutsou | 63 | 26 | / |
| Songuzu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Chanuju | 62 | 3 | / |
| Sanisou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sanooju | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sanosau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Canugiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Giannoutsou | 59 | 497 | / |
| Senouzou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shanoshu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Schonisu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zanussoe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gianguzu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zanhouzou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gianouzou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jonuzu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanusu
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