Uzairu Surname

35,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uzairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uzairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,7841:11,9821,233
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Uzairu (20,041) may also be a first name.

Uzairu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Uzairu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Uzairu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uzairu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uzairu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uzairu is the 35,681st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 492,435 people. Uzairu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uzairu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uzairu is also the 37,730th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 20,041 people.

The last name Uzairu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,784 people, or 1 in 11,982. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 22 percent live, Kaduna, where 21 percent live and Jigawa, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Uzairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huzairu92268/
Uzzairu9210/
Uuzairu923/
Uszairu921/
Uzairuu921/
Uzairui921/
Auzairu921/
Uzaru91752/
Uziru91243/
Ouzairou86121/
Huzairus861/
Usairu8329/
Huzaru8315/
Uzeiru8314/
Uziaru839/
Ozairu834/
Uzarau831/
Uzearu831/
Uzaeru831/
Uzayru831/
Uzziru831/
Houzairou804/
Auzirus772/
Huzeiru772/
Gusairu771/
Uzzeiru771/
Hujairu771/
Ouzarou771/
Ouzirou771/
Huziaru771/
Uzeearu771/
Ushairu771/
Houdzairou751/
Izaru73623/
Oziru73557/
Uzeru73202/
Usaru7396/
Ujaru7326/
Ozaru7317/
Iziru733/
Ugiru732/
Usiru731/
Uciru731/
Ouzeirou711,148/
Gouzarou716/
Hussairu712/
Ouzierou711/
Ouzahrou711/
Husaru67459/
Orzaru6785/
Oziaru6724/
Uchiru6716/
Usarau6712/
Ujjaru6711/
Huzeru6710/
Uzoeru6710/
Houzeirou6710/
Hujaru676/
Iezaru675/
Uzouru675/
Ucarau674/
Usieru674/
Usharu674/
Hugiru673/
Ozeiru672/
Izauru671/
Oudjairou671/
Auchairut671/
Izharu671/
Ujarud671/
Udjaru671/
Ausaru671/
Ujeiru671/
Uzerou671/
Ujharu671/
Ouzzeirou671/
Ouzeiurou671/
Ouzeierou671/
Izzaru671/

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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
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  • 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 Uzairu
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