Shamsu Surname

13,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria37,5761:4,714627
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Pakistan1531:1,167,60714,167
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Malaysia851:346,99118,513
Brunei611:6,864951
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Shamsu (95,015) may also be a first name.

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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,721st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 179,143 people. This last name is mostly 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. Shamsu is also the 10,666th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 95,015 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37,576 people, or 1 in 4,714. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Katsina, where 40 percent are found, Kano, where 13 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Shamsu occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Shamsu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshu92164/
Shamsud9277/
Shamsus9210/
Shamssu926/
Shamsou926/
Shamsiu925/
Shamsuz924/
Shamsui924/
Shammsu921/
Sahamsu921/
Shamsuu921/
Shamsau921/
Samsu915,634/
Shamsudd8637/
Shamshud869/
Shamsheu864/
Shamsoud862/
Shamsiua861/
Shamssud861/
Shamsudh861/
Shemsu8354,329/
Samsou83394/
Sjamsu83131/
Samsud83104/
Shansu8341/
Samshu8311/
Shamzu8311/
Samsus837/
Samsau837/
Samsup834/
Samsuh833/
Samsui832/
Shamju831/
Ssamsu831/
Shomsu831/
Chamsu831/
Samsuj831/
Samsuz831/
Chamsou77486/
Shamsoo77416/
Samssou7743/
Shemshu7717/
Chamsup7717/
Chamsui778/
Shanshu777/
Samsudd776/
Sheemsu774/
Siamsui774/
Shamjhu774/
Shemssu774/
Samsuis773/
Samshud771/
Samsous771/
Chamseu771/
Shomshu771/
Seamsut771/
Sansu73405/
Somsu73251/
Samsó7333/
Samju7314/
Semsu734/
Samzu731/
Chamssou71124/
Shamshoo7111/
Shanshui714/
Shanshou713/
Szamszuj711/
Seamsuth711/
Chaimsud711/
Sansui67322/
Somsup67303/
Shanzu67232/
Sansud67176/
Somsut67114/
Sansou6799/
Samsoe6787/
Chansu6780/
Samsoo6776/
Sansus6757/
Saimju6741/
Shanju6727/
Sansuy6727/
Somsud6726/
Sansut6715/
Chamju678/
Sansup678/
Samchu675/
Samjhu674/
Somseu673/
Sansiu672/
Ssansu672/
Somsuy672/
Samjud671/
Samnju671/
Samjui671/
Sanseu671/
Chomsu671/
Chamsouch671/
Chamssouy671/
Sansau671/
Somsui671/
Sjansu671/

Shamsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsu in the Bengali language
শামসুsamasu-
Shamsu in the Oriya language
ସମଶୁsamasu-
Shamsu in the Marathi language
शमसुsamasu91.27
शामसुsamasu3.97
शमसूsamasu2.38
हदीसुhadisu0.79
शमशुsamasu0.79
शेशमसुsesamasu0.79
Shamsu in the Hindi language
शमसूsamasu46.67
शमसुsamasu30.59
शम्सूsamsu12.94
शम्सुsamsu8.63
शमशूsamasu0.39
Shamsu in the Russian language
Шамсуsamsu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamsu
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