Mshu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Mshu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mshu (6) may also be a first name.

Mshu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshu (Russian: Мшу) is found most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mshu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mshu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshau896/
Msheu894/
Mshui893/
Mshus891/
Mshud891/
Msu8671/
Mshoud801/
Mshout801/
Msau751,572/
Mseu75477/
Msuu7537/
Msud7520/
Msou7518/
Msui759/
Msuh758/
Msuy757/
Mssu754/
Msuz752/
Msju751/
Mmsu751/
Msiu751/
Mhsu751/
Msus751/
Mscu751/
Msup751/
Msut751/
Msux751/
Mszu751/
Mxhu751/
Mhzu751/
Måshult731/
Msuha679,204/
Msoud67257/
Mcheu67187/
Msaud6725/
Msuit6711/
Msuph6710/
Msuth675/
Msush674/
McHuh672/
Mchuu672/
Mchup671/
Mssus671/
Msuut671/
Msouh671/
Mchus671/
Msous671/
Msujh671/
Msiua671/
Msuud671/
M'Sui671/
M'Sou671/
Msuch671/
McHui670/

Mshu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mshu in the Russian language
Мшуmsu-

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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 Mshu
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