Zayanu Surname
Approximately 3,336 people bear this surname
Zayanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,336 | 1:53,100 | 4,061 |
Zayanu (3,062) may also be a first name.
Zayanu Demographics
Zayanu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zayanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zayanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zayanu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zayanu is the 134,880th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,184,516 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zayanu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,432nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 3,062 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,336 people, or 1 in 53,100. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 35 percent are found, Zamfara, where 22 percent are found and Kebbi, where 22 percent are found.
Zayanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (99%) 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 Zayanu
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