Bogosi Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bogosi Surname User-submission:

Bogosi means 'chieftainship', 'leader or head of a group', especially of a clan or tribe. .

Bogosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8701:62,2737,841
Botswana6561:3,334447
Romania411:489,70437,604
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Hungary251:392,65127,081
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Bogosi (1,068) may also be a first name.

Bogosi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bogosi means 'chieftainship', 'leader or head of a group', especially of a clan or tribe. .

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Bogosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bogosi is most common in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bogosi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bogosi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,303rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. The surname Bogosi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bogosi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 244,750th most numerous given name in the world, held by 1,068 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 62,273. In South Africa Bogosi is primarily found in: North West, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Northern Cape, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 40 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Bogosi Last Name Statistics demography

Bogosi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.45% less than the national average, earning R 155,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bogoshi92904/
Bongosi9225/
Bokgosi9216/
Boghosi922/
Bogossi921/
Bogosie921/
Bokgoshi865/
Boogoshi865/
Bonghosi861/
Bagosi83804/
Bugosi83727/
Bogozi83297/
Bogasi83196/
Bogoji83113/
Bogosa8320/
Bogogi8310/
Bogose836/
Begosi835/
Bogusi831/
Bogoitsis8017/
Boughousi801/
Bougoussi801/
Boghosier801/
Begossi77220/
Bugoosi7791/
Bagossi7771/
Bugossi7756/
Bongose7736/
Bagotsi7728/
Bogusis7718/
Bogosse7716/
Bogosay7714/
Bhogoji777/
Bogossa777/
Vongosi777/
Bugoshi776/
Bogoshe776/
Bongozi774/
Bongasi774/
Bogosha774/
Boghozi773/
Bougosa772/
Bogasić772/
Bagoshi772/
Bogatsi772/
Bhogasi771/
Bogojji771/
Bogozzi771/
Bangosi771/
Bakgosi771/
Bogoczi771/
Bogodji771/
Boguszi771/
Bugousi771/
Bougesi771/
Bagosci771/
Bogussi771/
Bougossa71602/
Mpongosi7132/
Baghoshi7113/
Baghosyi7111/
Bogushis716/
Bougosse713/
Bougousa712/
Bhangosi712/
Bogotchi711/
Boughozi711/
Boguschi711/
Bonghasi711/
Bongassi711/
Bungosai711/
Bugoushi711/
Bougiesi711/
Bougouji711/
Bagossui711/
Bangossi711/
Boughasi711/
Bougassi711/
Bhongozi711/
Bongoshe711/
Bagoji671,445/
Bogaci67473/
Bagasi67414/
Bougourzi67337/
Bogoje67175/
Bogese67161/
Bogagi67155/
Bogezi67154/
Wagosi67122/
Bagosy6796/
Begasi6769/
Bougoussa6761/
Bogaji6735/
Boguse6732/
Bogusa6724/
Bogasa6723/
Bugoci6719/
Bugozi6711/
Bagusi6710/
Bugasi678/
Bogashish678/
Bugosa678/
Mpongoshi676/
Bagogi675/
Bagosa675/
Bagozi675/
Bogutschi674/
Bagoci674/
Bugose674/
Bagose673/
Bhongoshe673/
Bogoza672/
Begosy672/
Bugusi671/
Bogushich671/
Wogose671/
Bonghasie671/
Bougatsis671/
Bougousse671/
Wonggosai671/
Bagoçi671/
Bogaçi671/
Bogeci671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bogosi
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