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

The surname Musanhu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanhu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musanhu is the 272,373rd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Musanhu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,377 people, or 1 in 11,212. In Zimbabwe Musanhu is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 30 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Musanhu exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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