Nosipho Forename

17,991st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 51,656 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nosipho Forename User-submission:

Nozipho, Noziphiwo or Nosipho means 'mother of gifts' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'). Nosipho is the singular form of the name.

Nosipho Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
45,0711:1,210162
Swaziland-6,0231:21618
Namibia-2001:12,0211,364
Zimbabwe
100%
1691:91,2656,765
Lesotho
100%
651:31,3853,611
England
100%
531:1,049,11217,146
Botswana
100%
321:68,2646,262
United States-111:32,957,907231,234
Poland-91:4,225,2354,388
Norway
100%
21:2,566,16424,989
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Nosipho (25) may also be a surname.

Nosipho Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nozipho, Noziphiwo or Nosipho means 'mother of gifts' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'). Nosipho is the singular form of the name.

- kusasa

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