Shamsu Surname
Approximately 40,680 people bear this surname
Shamsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37,576 | 1:4,714 | 627 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Pakistan | 153 | 1:1,167,607 | 14,167 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Malaysia | 85 | 1:346,991 | 18,513 |
| Brunei | 61 | 1:6,864 | 951 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shamsu (95,015) may also be a first name.
Shamsu Demographics
Shamsu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shamsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamsu (Bengali: শামসু, Hindi: शमसू, Marathi: शमसु, Oriya: ସମଶୁ, Russian: Шамсу) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,721st most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 179,143 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shamsu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,666th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 95,015 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37,576 people, or 1 in 4,714. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 40 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Zamfara, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shamsu exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Shamsu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamsu in the Bengali language | ||
| শামসু | samasu | - |
| Shamsu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମଶୁ | samasu | - |
| Shamsu in the Marathi language | ||
| शमसु | samasu | 91.27 |
| शामसु | samasu | 3.97 |
| शमसू | samasu | 2.38 |
| हदीसु | hadisu | 0.79 |
| शमशु | samasu | 0.79 |
| शेशमसु | sesamasu | 0.79 |
| Shamsu in the Hindi language | ||
| शमसू | samasu | 46.67 |
| शमसु | samasu | 30.59 |
| शम्सू | samsu | 12.94 |
| शम्सु | samsu | 8.63 |
| शमशू | samasu | 0.39 |
| Shamsu in the Russian language | ||
| Шамсу | samsu | - |
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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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- 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 Shamsu
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