Tosu Surname
Approximately 2,004 people bear this surname
Tosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 827 | 1:214,199 | 12,727 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Japan | 372 | 1:343,667 | 11,875 |
| Romania | 184 | 1:109,119 | 12,269 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
The alternate forms: Toşu (38) are calculated separately.
Tosu (932) may also be a first name.
Tosu Demographics
Tosu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tosu (Hindi: टोसू, Marathi: तोसु, Russian: Тосу) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Toşu. For other potential spellings of Tosu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tosu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tosu is the 206,734th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,636,500 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tosu live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tosu is also the 264,900th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 932 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 214,199. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 35 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 24 percent live and Japan, where 19 percent live.
Tosu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
Tosu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,611 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tosu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tosu in the Marathi language | ||
| तोसु | tosu | - |
| Tosu in the Hindi language | ||
| टोसू | tosu | 80 |
| तोसू | tosu | 20 |
| Tosu in the Russian language | ||
| Тосу | tosu | - |
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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 Tosu
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