Shamusu Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shamusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Shamusu (120) may also be a first name.

Shamusu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamusu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamusu (Oriya: ଶାମୁସୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamusu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Shamusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Shamusu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamusu is also the 852,104th most numerous first name globally, held by 120 people.

The last name Shamusu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria Shamusu is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 65 percent are found, Zamfara, where 11 percent are found and Sokoto, where 7 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Shamusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamushu931/
Sahamusu931/
Samusu9253/
Shamisu8658/
Shemusu864/
Samuseu863/
Samushu861/
Samusau861/
Ssamusu861/
Siamusau802/
Sahamisu801/
Seamushu801/
Semusu77491/
Samisu7755/
Samuju779/
Samuzu774/
Samosu771/
Somusu771/
Samoussou756/
Shuimushu751/
Shemisu716,278/
Ssemusu711,204/
Semausu71202/
Samuzau7127/
Shomosu7122/
Saimuzu717/
Samudju716/
Semussu715/
Hsamisu712/
Semhusu711/
Samujhu711/
Semmusu711/
Chamhuzu6713/
Ssemussu675/
Shemissu674/
Shammizu671/
Shamizou671/
Saamouju671/

Shamusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamusu in the Oriya language
ଶାମୁସୁsamusu-

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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 Shamusu
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