Mushi Surname

5,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mushi Surname User-submission:

The Mushi surname belongs to the Chagga people of the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Specifically, Mushi formed the nobility and the chief's court of the Machame sub-tribe of the Chagga people. The mangi (chief) of the Machame area was from the Shangali sub-clan of the Mushi super-clan.

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Mushi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania105,0101:50461
South Africa1,9421:27,8983,583
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
India3491:2,197,89573,196
Albania2021:14,4262,588
Kenya1591:290,44018,686
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Pakistan1051:1,701,37017,526
Zambia641:247,65515,017
Israel351:244,50422,492
England271:2,063,63279,942
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Greece161:692,48777,522
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China71:195,331,65210,124
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Mushi (4,536) may also be a first name.

Mushi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mushi surname belongs to the Chagga people of the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Specifically, Mushi formed the nobility and the chief's court of the Machame sub-tribe of the Chagga people. The mangi (chief) of the Machame area was from the Shangali sub-clan of the Mushi super-clan.

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Mushi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushi (Bengali: মুসি, Georgian: მუში, Hindi: मुशी, Marathi: मुशी, Oriya: ମୁଷି, Russian: Муши, Tibetan: མོ་སི་) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushi? popularity and diffusion

Mushi is the 5,168th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 66,416 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mushi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,097th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 4,536 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 105,010 people, or 1 in 504. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Mushi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mushi surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

The amount Mushi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.44% less than the national average, earning R 146,280 per year; in United States they earn 30.17% more than the national average, earning $56,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushid914,625/
Mueshi913,859/
Moushi911,094/
Mmushi91872/
Mushai91782/
Mutshi91436/
Mushio91432/
Muhshi91305/
Muishi91144/
Mushit91117/
Mushyi9188/
Maushi9187/
Mushiy9186/
Mushie9160/
Mushii9115/
Mudshi9111/
Mgushi9111/
Mushui917/
Hmushi915/
Musshi914/
Mushij914/
Muushi913/
Mushgi912/
Mushoi912/
Muship912/
Mushei911/
Musi8914,614/
Mahushi832,289/
Mushait83526/
Muschei83407/
Muschio83307/
Mutshid8363/
Muitshi8355/
Mushaid8341/
Mouschi8340/
Mutshai8336/
Mushich8325/
Moushis8325/
Mushhid8322/
Mutshij8321/
Mohushi836/
Moutshi834/
Moushiy832/
Mushieh832/
Muushid831/
Maushie831/
Mutshit831/
Mutshei831/
Mushish831/
Mushcis830/
Moshi8069,572/
Mussi809,286/
Musha807,884/
Mmusi807,311/
Musie805,918/
Mishi803,937/
Muchi803,010/
Musci802,399/
Mushe802,232/
Mushy802,101/
Musih801,924/
Musai801,790/
Mgusi801,239/
Musyi80984/
Musei80880/
Mutsi80871/
Musis80805/
Mausi80798/
Mousi80562/
Muhsi80482/
Muisi80413/
'Musi80311/
Muusi80307/
Muzsi80293/
Museh80216/
Musid80209/
Musit80189/
Musui80182/
Musoi80155/
Musiy80119/
Muhci80109/
Musip8071/
Muszi8054/
Musič8034/
Mudsi8024/
Musji8020/
Mhusi8012/
Musii8011/
Muxsi804/
Musiz802/
Musgi801/
Musiç801/
Meusi801/
Muhçi801/
Muscheid77494/
Mouschis7735/
Moushchi7717/
Mahaushi775/
Mushchyi774/
Moushieh772/
Mushaaid771/
Muchui7312,681/
Mussie7311,688/
Moussi7311,160/
Muchai7311,071/
Muchit735,856/
Mussio732,720/
Muscio732,198/
Mhishi732,080/
Muchid731,470/
Mutchi731,340/
Musich731,099/
Mushet73928/
Maushe73867/
Mahusi73768/
Mouchi73731/
Mussoi73601/
Mauchi73504/
Musche73456/
Mautsi73446/
Musaid73412/
Mussai73365/
Musher73299/
Mousis73290/
Musiej73238/
Muscha73236/
Moutsi73205/
Musych73200/
Moshai73171/
Muisha73161/
Mmutsi73159/
'Mutsi73159/
Mueshe73150/
Muzsai73148/
Musitz73132/
Museth73116/
Moushy73109/
Musits7392/
Muchis7388/
Mutsei7374/
Mushyt7374/
Muchhi7373/
Musech7369/
Musiet7369/
Muchij7368/
Musait7363/
Musicz7363/
Mousha7362/
Moshie7353/
Musisz7352/
Mmoshi7352/
Mausai7347/
Meuchi7347/
Mousie7344/
Mishie7344/
Mutshe7342/
Mushaa7340/
Mutsai7336/
Moshoi7336/
Mutsie7331/
Mussis7330/
Mausha7329/
Musier7327/
Muschy7326/
Musihe7324/
Maussi7323/
Mushaj7323/
Mieshi7321/
Muchoi7321/
Muhshy7320/
Moushe7320/
Mooshi7318/
Mushee7318/
Musaip7313/
Mousai7313/
Mausie7313/
Musseh7313/
Mushep7313/
Museid7312/
Muszio7311/
Mushey7310/
Muchip739/
Mhusha739/
Mishai739/
Musheu738/
Musheh738/
Mgussi737/
Mgushe737/
Musjai736/
Mussid736/
Mausis736/
Mutsui736/
Mussei736/
Meussi736/
Musché736/
Mudshe735/
Museph735/
Meusai735/
Mushay735/
Musies735/
Mmushe735/
Mutsyi735/
Muchei734/
Mausei734/
Muscie734/
Moshei734/
Mushha734/
Muhsyi733/
Mmuchi733/
Mausit733/
Misshi733/
Muitsi733/
Mmusie733/
Muushe732/
Mushea732/
Mauseh732/
Mutsoi732/
Musaia732/
Muisis732/
Muhzei732/
Musieh732/
Muisie732/
Muichi732/
Muszit732/
Mausić732/
Musaai732/
Moeshi732/
Musiph731/
Mausii731/
Mausip731/
Mishei731/
Meusha731/
Meushy731/
Mgusie731/
Mhoshi731/
Mousid731/
Mousyi731/
Muusai731/
Muutsi731/
Mushed731/
Mussiy731/
Mussui731/
Muscit731/
Museip731/
Muhsai731/
Muessi731/
Mmusih731/
Mousei731/
Mussit731/
Mussói731/
Maujsi731/
Moudsi731/
Mudsoi731/
Moushé731/
Moshih731/
Museuh731/
Muishe731/
Muhssi731/
Muhtši731/
Mushét731/
Musuiy731/
Musshe731/
Muszij731/
Musied731/
Mauhsi731/
Musuid731/
Musiee731/
Mmusha731/
Moshsi731/
Muszid731/
Mushes731/
Muscheidt7124/
Mushaaidh711/
Moutsahai711/
Musa673,943,852/
Muse67149,064/
Misi679,833/
Mosi679,550/
Muzi675,071/
Muci672,841/
Musy672,748/
Mussche671,527/
Musheer671,476/
Mushaya671,305/
Mousaid67923/
Muçi67800/
Mischie67645/
Mushayt67560/
Moussis67338/
Muči67266/
Muxi67244/
Moushey67230/
Mousseh67217/
Mahussi67213/
Mouchid67205/
Moutsis67184/
Moussid67170/
Mushett67169/
Moussie67164/
Moutchi67125/
Mousist67103/
Muheesi67100/
Muschet6786/
Moussei6783/
Mushaja6777/
Musheed6769/
Moussio6766/
Mahushe6760/
Moussai6759/
Mushesh6756/
Muscher6753/
Moussit6745/
Mussich6735/
Muchchi6734/
Mouchih6729/
Mausaha6727/
Mushyts6720/
Mausier6719/
Musiets6715/
Mousher6711/
Musé6711/
Mausitz6710/
Maussie679/
Mouyssi679/
Mausich678/
Mussaid677/
Moutsai677/
Mausuid676/
Musseid676/
Mouchai676/
Maushay675/
Mgoussi675/
Mushshe675/
Moschei675/
Moussoi675/
Mousiet675/
Musheet675/
Musiayi675/
Muchcip674/
Meuseth674/
Mousheh674/
Mutshay674/
Mushets673/
Mutsych673/
Moutssi673/
Mousies673/
Musaggi673/
Mushych673/
Musitch672/
Mausher672/
Moschoi672/
Mutsher672/
Mousier672/
Mhauchi672/
Meusche672/
Mushche672/
Mußi672/
Moutshe672/
Mausseh672/
Mischiy671/
Muchhai671/
Maushea671/
Mauchhi671/
Misshie671/
Misshih671/
Mouseid671/
Mouysis671/
Muttchi671/
Mutchei671/
Mutchhi671/
Muthcie671/
Mushset671/
Musiesh671/
Musahay671/
Museich671/
Muished671/
Muishyo671/
Musehge671/
Mmousha671/
Muchuit671/
Mausche671/
Maussii671/
Maussio671/
Moudsis671/
Moudchi671/
Mousaha671/
Mousché671/
Mouseha671/
Moussiz671/
Mousssi671/
Moshieh671/
Mosshui671/
Mhoussi671/
Museeyi671/
Musehee671/
Mmouchi671/
Muşi671/
Musooha671/
Musisch671/
Mushoha671/
Mussehe671/
Musshed671/
Mussher671/
Méouchi671/
Mutsheh671/
Mouhcie671/
Muchish671/
Mautshe671/
Mudsier671/
Mutchai671/
Mutsaai671/
Moussha671/
Mouîssi671/
Mouïssi671/
Muthsit671/
Mutsysh671/
Musssoi671/
Musshay670/
Mouseth670/
Mussioh670/
Mutchit670/
Musschy670/

Mushi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mushi in the Georgian language
მუშიmushi-
Mushi in the Bengali language
মুসিmusi-
Mushi in the Hindi language
मुशीmusi97.35
मूशीmusi1.25
मुसहीmusahi0.47
मुषीmusi0.16
मुसईmusa'i0.08
मुशिmusi0.08
मु्शीmusi0.08
मुषिmusi0.08
मुशई़musa'i0.08
मुुशीmuusi0.08
मुश्ीmusi0.08
मूसीmusi0.08
मूषीmusi0.08
Mushi in the Marathi language
मुशीmusi75.47
मुिशmuisa9.43
मूशीmusi5.66
मुन्शीmunsi1.26
मुषीmusi1.26
मुसीmusi0.63
मुसईmusa'i0.63
Mushi in the Tibetan language
མོ་སི་mosi50
མུ་ཤི་mushi50
Mushi in the Oriya language
ମୁଷିmusi50
ମୂଷିmusi25
ମୁଷୀmusi8.82
ମୁଶିmusi5.88
ମୂଷୀmusi4.41
ମୁଷିାଇଁmusia'im2.94
ମୁଶୀmusi1.47
ମୂଷାmusa1.47
Mushi in the Russian language
Мушиmusi-

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