Masihu Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Masihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 434 | 1:304,722 | 27,002 |
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Masihu (109) may also be a first name.
Masihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masihu (Hindi: मसीहु) is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masihu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 567,444th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Masihu reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most common first name at a global level, held by 109 people.
Masihu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 304,722. In Indonesia Masihu is primarily concentrated in: Gorontalo, where 76 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 6 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masihu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masihu in the Hindi language | ||
| मसीहु | masihu | 80 |
| मसीहू | masihu | 20 |
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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 Masihu
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