Shagamu Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Shagamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shagamu (34) may also be a first name.
Shagamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shagamu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shagamu is the 2,007,164th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shagamu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shagamu is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 34 people.
The surname Shagamu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 24 percent live, Zamfara, where 21 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagamu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Sangamu | 86 | 46 | / |
| Sagaimu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Shogamu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Chagamu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Saggamu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sagamou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sahanggamu | 82 | 40 | / |
| Sanggamu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sheggamu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sangamou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sheghamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sagemu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanggamui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shegemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soghamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zagaimou | 67 | 313 | / |
| Sanghamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zagaïmou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sogomu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Seggemu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zagoumou | 53 | 4 | / |
| Zogamhou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sogoumou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Songomou | 53 | 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 Shagamu
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