Usamatu Surname
Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname
Usamatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,072 | 1:85,494 | 6,008 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Usamatu (1,940) may also be a first name.
Usamatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Usamatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Usamatu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Usamatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 201,090th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,513,764 people. Usamatu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Usamatu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 172,183rd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,940 people.
The surname Usamatu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,072 people, or 1 in 85,494. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 20 percent reside, Kano, where 17 percent reside and Zamfara, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Usamatu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usamastu | 93 | 128 | / |
| Husamatu | 93 | 66 | / |
| Ussamatu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Usaimatu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ousamatou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Hussamatu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Usamotu | 86 | 321 | / |
| Isamatu | 86 | 97 | / |
| Osamatu | 86 | 58 | / |
| Uzamatu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Usametu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oussamatou | 82 | 182 | / |
| Housamatou | 82 | 4 | / |
| Husamotu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hisamatu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Issamatu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Isaamatu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ishamatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huzamatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uzaimatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houssamatou | 78 | 26 | / |
| Hussamotu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Huzaimatu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ossamatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Husamohtu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Isamotu | 71 | 898 | / |
| Osamotu | 71 | 33 | / |
| Uzamotu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Houzamatou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ishamotu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Huzematu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Isaamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hisamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houjaimatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houdjamatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oussoumatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issahmotu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ishematou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houdjaimatou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Housseimatou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ouzeimatou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Isemotu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Isomotu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Izamotu | 57 | 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 Usamatu
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