Magasu Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Magasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1651:96,0607,783
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Magasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magasu in the Marathi language
मगसुmagasu75.16
मगसूmagasu20.38
मनसुmanasu1.27
महादुmahadu0.64
मगयूmagayu0.64
परसूparasu0.64
मागसूmagasu0.64
मगशीmagasi0.64

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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
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  • 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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