Musanhu Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musanhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musanhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3771:11,2121,438
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musanhu Last Name Facts

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

Musanhu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanhu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,373rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. Musanhu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Musanhu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,377 people, or 1 in 11,212. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushanhu931/
Mutsanhu931/
Musanu92130/
Mushanyhu881/
Musangu8618,134/
Museanu8636/
Misanhu866/
Musanyu864/
Musanju862/
Mutsanu861/
Muzanhu861/
Musaniu861/
Muscanu861/
Musenhu861/
Musanau861/
Mushangu80128/
Mushanyu80111/
Misanhau8010/
Mutshanu801/
Muscanou801/
Mushenhu801/
Musenu771,134/
Misanu77911/
Mosanu77255/
Musonu7727/
Mujanu775/
Muzanu774/
Mucanu772/
Moussanou751/
Muzangu71576/
Muceanu7174/
Moshanu7144/
Mishanu7135/
Musongu7128/
Mushenu7115/
Musonho7111/
Muchanu718/
Moseanu715/
Missainhou713/
Mosaniu713/
Mucanju711/
Muzaenu711/
Muzainu711/
Museenu711/
Musen'u711/
Mgusonu711/
Mucianu711/
Musenau711/
Mujanyu711/
Muggianu671,008/
Muzhanyu679/
Muchanju674/
Mushongu672/
Moshanju671/
Muzhangu671/
Moshanyu671/

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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 Musanhu
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