Ushau Surname
Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname
Ushau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,740 | 1:101,806 | 6,898 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Ushau (2,375) may also be a first name.
Ushau Demographics
Ushau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ushau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ushau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ushau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ushau? popularity and diffusion
Ushau is the 231,788th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ushau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ushau is also the 152,404th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 2,375 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,740 people, or 1 in 101,806. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 45 percent live, Zamfara, where 16 percent live and Jigawa, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
Ushau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ushau last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
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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 Ushau
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