Mahasu Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Mahasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 428 | 1:413,885 | 21,554 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mahasu (358) may also be a first name.
Mahasu Demographics
Mahasu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mahasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahasu (Hindi: महसू, Marathi: महसु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahasu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 535,476th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. Mahasu is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mahasu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahasu is also the 460,276th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 358 people.
Mahasu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 413,885. In Nigeria Mahasu is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 43 percent reside, Katsina, where 9 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Mahasu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahasu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahasu in the Marathi language | ||
| महसु | mahasu | 57.78 |
| महसू | mahasu | 20 |
| हसु | hasu | 8.89 |
| हसू | hasu | 6.67 |
| महासु | mahasu | 4.44 |
| महासू | mahasu | 2.22 |
| Mahasu in the Hindi language | ||
| महसू | mahasu | 33.33 |
| महासू | mahasu | 33.33 |
| महसुआ | mahasu'a | 11.11 |
| महसु | mahasu | 11.11 |
| महासु | mahasu | 11.11 |
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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 Mahasu
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