Shosu Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Shosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| Japan | 38 | 1:3,364,324 | 34,461 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shosu (54) may also be a first name.
Shosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shosu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shosu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shosu is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Shosu occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shosu live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shosu is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 54 people.
Shosu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 38 percent reside, Benue, where 37 percent reside and Kogi, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shosu
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