Mahesu Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3601:150,49417,071
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
India511:15,040,498247,985
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahesu (609) may also be a first name.

Mahesu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahesu (Hindi: महेशु, Marathi: महेसु, Oriya: ମାେହଶୁ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mahesu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahesu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 632,228th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mahesu live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mahesu is also the 338,553rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 609 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 150,494. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent are found, Limpopo, where 39 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Mahesu occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Mahesu Last Name Statistics demography

Mahesu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning R 192,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maheshu9289/
Mahetsu921/
Mahesuy921/
Maesu9115/
Mahisu83163/
Maesui8333/
Maesiu8317/
Maescu834/
Maheju832/
Maesut831/
Maesud831/
Maeshu831/
Mahexu831/
Maesup831/
Maessau771/
Mahezou771/
Maesu'a771/
Meusu739/
Maezu731/
Maesseus7113/
Mohessou718/
Mahissou714/
Mahisous711/
Maessoud711/
Maeßus6714/
Moescu6713/
Maegiu677/
Maezou673/
Mohisu672/
Maiyessou671/
Moesup671/
Moesus671/
Mahizu671/
Moeshu671/

Mahesu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahesu in the Marathi language
महेसुmahesu-
Mahesu in the Hindi language
महेशुmahesu87.5
महेसूmahesu12.5
Mahesu in the Oriya language
ମାେହଶୁmaehasu40.74
ମେହଶୁmehasu33.33
ମାେହସୁmaehasu14.81
ମାେହଶୁାମୀmaehasuami3.7
ମେହସୁmehasu3.7
ମେହଷୁmehasu3.7

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahesu
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