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) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahesu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 632,228th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The surname Mahesu is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Mahesu are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mahesu is also the 338,553rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 609 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 150,494. In South Africa Mahesu is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Limpopo, where 39 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

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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  • 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 Mahesu
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