Rushahu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rushahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rushahu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rushahu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rushahu (Marathi: ृशाहु) occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushahu? popularity and diffusion

Rushahu is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Rushahu occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Rushahu are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania Rushahu is most common in: Tanga Region, where 56 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushajju801/
Reusiau7114/
Rousiau711/
Rousaeu710/
Roussaeu672/
Russeeau671/
Rousaeau671/
Rouseeau671/
Roussieau6313/
Rousseauu632/
Rousseuau631/
Rousseeau631/
Rusoiu62317/
Rousiou574/
Hrisohu571/
Rousseeu5364/
Routsiou5318/

Rushahu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rushahu in the Marathi language
ृशाहुrsahu60
ृशाहूrsahu40

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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 Rushahu
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