Magasu Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Magasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 165 | 1:96,060 | 7,783 |
| Zimbabwe | 136 | 1:113,516 | 15,504 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Magasu (432) may also be a first name.
Magasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magasu (Marathi: मगसु) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magasu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 698,433rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Magasu live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Magasu is also the 412,918th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 432 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 96,060. In Zambia Magasu is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 65 percent reside, Southern Province, where 35 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zambia Magasu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangasu | 92 | 30 | / |
| Magashu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Magasud | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maigasu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mangasau | 86 | 54 | / |
| Magatseu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Magassou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Magatshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mangasou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maghashu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magaju | 83 | 655 | / |
| Magazu | 83 | 421 | / |
| Mogasu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Magaxu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Magesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mangassou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Magassous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magazzu | 77 | 971 | / |
| Mogashu | 77 | 146 | / |
| Magadju | 77 | 112 | / |
| Mangazu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mogatsu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Magachu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Magagiu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Magajju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makgesu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magaaju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magazou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magazeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mangosu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magauzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mangaïssou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangaissou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magadjou | 71 | 262 | / |
| Magossou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Magachou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mokgashu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Magazzou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogassou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogatshu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magadjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogaju | 67 | 16 | / |
| Magazù | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mogosu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Magezu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mangaizou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magoussou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maghachou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigousou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigossou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magatchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigaichu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangousou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magoju | 67 | 1 | / |
Magasu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magasu in the Marathi language | ||
| मगसु | magasu | 75.16 |
| मगसू | magasu | 20.38 |
| मनसु | manasu | 1.27 |
| महादु | mahadu | 0.64 |
| मगयू | magayu | 0.64 |
| परसू | parasu | 0.64 |
| मागसू | magasu | 0.64 |
| मगशी | magasi | 0.64 |
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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 Magasu
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