Shasu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Shasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shasu (88) may also be a first name.
Shasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shasu (Hindi: शसु, Marathi: शासु, Oriya: ଶଶୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shasu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Shasu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 88 people.
The surname Shasu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 50 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 27 percent live and Sokoto, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shasu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shasu in the Hindi language | ||
| शसु | sasu | - |
| Shasu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଶୁ | sasu | - |
| Shasu in the Marathi language | ||
| शासु | sasu | 75 |
| शासू | sasu | 25 |
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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 Shasu
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