Mushai Surname
Approximately 782 people bear this surname
Mushai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 686 | 1:22,505 | 3,391 |
| Zambia | 62 | 1:255,644 | 15,337 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mushai (290) may also be a first name.
Mushai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mushai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mushai (Hindi: मुशाी, Marathi: मुशाई) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mushai.
How Common Is The Last Name Mushai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 438,351st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mushai live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 518,802nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 290 people.
The surname Mushai is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 22,505. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mushai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mushai in the Marathi language | ||
| मुशाई | musa'i | 66.67 |
| मुसई | musa'i | 33.33 |
| Mushai in the Hindi language | ||
| मुशाी | musai | 52.17 |
| मुशई | musa'i | 39.13 |
| मुशै | musai | 4.35 |
| मुषई | musa'i | 4.35 |
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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 Mushai
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