Shamzu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shamzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Shamzu (11) may also be a first name.
Shamzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamzu is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shamzu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamzu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shamzu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
The surname Shamzu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 70 percent reside, Kogi, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samzu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shamsu | 83 | 40,680 | / |
| Shanzu | 83 | 232 | / |
| Shamju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamshu | 77 | 164 | / |
| Shamsud | 77 | 77 | / |
| Shamsus | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shamsou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shamssu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shamsiu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shamsui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shamjhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shamsuz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samczuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamsau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamsuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanzuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shammsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahamsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siamzeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samzuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanzhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samsu | 73 | 5,634 | / |
| Sanzu | 73 | 1,210 | / |
| Zamzu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Samju | 73 | 14 | / |
| Shamsudd | 71 | 37 | / |
| Shamshud | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shamsheu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shanzhou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamsoud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamsiua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szamszuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamssud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamsudh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemsu | 67 | 54,329 | / |
| Chanzu | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Samsou | 67 | 394 | / |
| Sjamsu | 67 | 131 | / |
| Samsud | 67 | 104 | / |
| Sanzui | 67 | 75 | / |
| Shansu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Saimju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Shanju | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chamju | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samsus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samsau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samchu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanzou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samjhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samsup | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samsuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamzau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samsui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samnju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanzeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanzau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssamsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semzeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sianzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsuz | 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 Shamzu
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