Magusu Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Magusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Zambia1831:86,6127,214
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Magusu (12) may also be a first name.

Magusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magusu occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magusu.

How Common Is The Last Name Magusu? popularity and diffusion

Magusu is the 728,955th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magusu live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Magusu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania Magusu is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 53 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 46 percent reside and Mara Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 46 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangusu92223/
Magushu9267/
Magussu924/
Magutshu868/
Mang'usu861/
Manghusu861/
Mogusu834,550/
Maguzu831,710/
Maguju8332/
Magisu8317/
Megusu834/
Magoussou802/
Maigousou801/
Mangousou801/
Maguchu77498/
Mongusu7728/
Manguzu773/
Maguzzu772/
Maghuzu771/
Magauzu771/
Maigoussou7510/
Mangoussou751/
Magoujou714/
Magouzou712/
Maiguchu711/
Manqguzu711/
Magoudjou67100/
Moguzu6721/
Mogosu675/
Megisu671/
Mogucu671/
Magoudjeu671/
Magizu671/
Magozeu628/
Maigizu626/
Magishu621/
Magozou621/
Maigizau5712/
Magossou5710/
Maigizou571/
Maigossou531/
Mogoudjou531/

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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 Magusu
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