Bohosi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bohosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bohosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Bohosi (12) may also be a first name.

Bohosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bohosi is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bohosi.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohosi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Bohosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bohosi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Bohosi is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 76 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 20 percent are found and Maseru District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohoshi922/
Bohossi922/
Bohosit921/
Bojosi831,438/
Bohoji83250/
Boyosi8362/
Bahosi838/
Bohosa831/
Bohasi831/
Bahoshi77182/
Bojosie7727/
Bohosee775/
Bahousi774/
Boijosi774/
Bohouse771/
Bohotse771/
Bahoosi771/
Bohochi771/
Boasi73345/
Baosi73179/
Bahoussi711,172/
Bouossie7113/
Bahoushi717/
Bouoissi716/
Bahooshi711/
Vohooshi711/
Bouossio711/
Bohouser710/
Boyose67450/
Boassi67202/
Bouasi67186/
Baotsi6756/
Boasci6732/
Boasie6731/
Boachi6731/
Baousi6729/
Baochi6724/
Boasis6720/
Baoshi6717/
Boasai6716/
Booseh6714/
Bohaci6713/
Bojose6710/
Baosić679/
Bahhoussi679/
Bohoze678/
Bahoji678/
Baozhi675/
Bhaose673/
Boashi672/
Boiose672/
Baosai672/
Boiosa671/
Boatsi671/
Bohasy671/
Bojozi671/
Baossi671/
Bahogi671/
Bouose671/
Bohaji671/
Boasoi671/
Bojosı671/
Boyosa670/

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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 Bohosi
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