Magisu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Magisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magisu (Hindi: मगीसू) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magisu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magisu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Magisu is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 90 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 41 percent are found.

Magisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangisu9263/
Magishu921/
Magusu83398/
Majisu83238/
Megisu831/
Masisu831/
Magizu831/
Magesu831/
Maghissou805/
Maguisseu801/
Machisu77487/
Mangesu77156/
Magichu7771/
Magushu7767/
Maigizu776/
Magussu774/
Mogisud771/
Maisesu771/
Makgesu771/
Mangaissou751/
Masuisui7121/
Machisau7116/
Maigizau7112/
Mazitsou714/
Maigizou711/
Maguizeu711/
Masissou711/
Maigijau711/
Mazissou711/
Mogusu674,550/
Maguzu671,710/
Masesu6769/
Magezu674/
Megusu674/
Macesu673/
Mocisu673/
Majiju673/
Maiguizou672/
Mangaizou672/
Majesu672/
Mogesu671/
Masiju671/
Majizu671/
Maigaichu671/
Majicu671/

Magisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magisu in the Hindi language
मगीसूmagisu-

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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 Magisu
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