Marusu Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7471:30,3043,605
India411:18,708,912282,725
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Marusu (82) may also be a first name.

Marusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marusu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marusu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,410th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Marusu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Marusu is also the 1,060,447th most common forename internationally, borne by 82 people.

The last name Marusu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,747 people, or 1 in 30,304. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 62 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live and Manyara Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marussu92165/
Marutsu923/
Marushu921/
Marousou863/
Maharusu862/
Marrussu861/
Morusu83445/
Marisu83146/
Maruju83104/
Merusu8374/
Marosu838/
Maruxu837/
Maruzu831/
Maroutsou8021/
Maroussou803/
Marrosu77643/
Maruchu77290/
Maurisu7741/
Mourusu775/
Maruizu774/
Marruju772/
Marudju772/
Maruzzu771/
Morushu771/
Marrucu771/
Mariesu771/
Marujuh771/
Marossu771/
Mairousgou75533/
Mairouscou755/
Maïrousgou752/
Mairoushou751/
Maharuju7193/
Marutjou7126/
Marruzzu711/
Marizu67803/
Morisu67388/
Moruju6763/
Merisu674/
Morosu673/
Marouchou671/

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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
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  • 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 Marusu
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