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

Magisu (Hindi: मगीसू) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magisu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Magisu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magisu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Magisu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 90 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Magisu exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 41 percent live.

Magisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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