Shamisu Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Shamisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shamisu (147) may also be a first name.
Shamisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamisu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamisu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamisu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamisu is also the 760,591st most frequently used given name internationally, held by 147 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Shamisu is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 79 percent live, Kano, where 16 percent live and Bauchi, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahamisu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samisu | 92 | 55 | / |
| Shemisu | 86 | 6,278 | / |
| Shamusu | 86 | 175 | / |
| Samitsu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Hsamisu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shamysu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shamesu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samaisut | 80 | 36 | / |
| Samissou | 80 | 27 | / |
| Samiosuy | 80 | 19 | / |
| Samitsut | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shemissu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shemishu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chamisou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shamushu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahamusu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamizou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shammizu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somisu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Samusu | 77 | 53 | / |
| Samesu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Samiju | 77 | 6 | / |
| Samizu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sheimitsu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamissou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemesu | 71 | 6,600 | / |
| Shemusu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samuseu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samaiju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shameju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semissu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samichu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samusau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssamusu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somisou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimizu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehmesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samesud | 71 | 0 | / |
| Somissou | 67 | 80 | / |
| Shemeshu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shemessu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sametsuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samessui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chomitsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimitsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samezuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameizou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamissou | 67 | 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 Shamisu
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