Bosiu Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bosiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bosiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
Lesotho4551:4,467877
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bosiu (114) may also be a first name.

Bosiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bosiu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bosiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,295th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,095,955 people. Bosiu is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bosiu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bosiu is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 114 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 100,890. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 31 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 44 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Bosiu Last Name Statistics demography

Bosiu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.01% less than the national average, earning R 99,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bosoiu9121/
Bosius912/
Bosihu912/
Bossiu911/
Bosu8918,857/
Bossius8326/
Boisius831/
Bosieux831/
Boosius830/
Boscius830/
Bosseiu830/
Bodsius830/
Bossu803,877/
Botsu801,240/
Bosau80996/
Boshu80676/
Boseu80569/
Bosuh80278/
Bosut80241/
Bociu80217/
Basiu80120/
Bosou8094/
Bodsu8072/
Busiu8057/
Bozsu8042/
Bhosu8029/
Bousu8026/
Boosu8022/
Boesu806/
Bosup806/
Besiu805/
Boisu803/
Bosuj803/
Bosuu802/
Vosiu802/
Bosud802/
Bohsu801/
Bosus801/
Wosiu801/
Boissieu7756/
Boisieau7729/
Boisieux777/
Boussiou775/
Bossieou774/
Bossieau771/
Boushiou771/
Boschius770/
Bossou7319,352/
Basciu731,469/
Bossut731,210/
Boussu73511/
Bossus73477/
Besoiu73331/
Buzoiu73209/
Basiou73177/
Botshu73137/
Boichu73114/
Boishu73103/
Busoiu7360/
Boiciu7359/
Boysuz7352/
Bossau7348/
Botsou7345/
Booshu7342/
Besciu7339/
Bousou7332/
Bashiu7331/
Basius7328/
Basoiu7327/
Boodsu7323/
Bozsut7312/
Basihu739/
Boitsu738/
Boizou736/
Boesau736/
Bhoisu735/
Boshau735/
Buşoiu735/
Bothsu734/
Boseau734/
Boisou733/
Bosseu733/
Boszus733/
Boshut732/
Bocius732/
Boissu732/
Boytsu731/
Bosoju731/
Bossup731/
Bouciu731/
Boiseu731/
Vosius731/
Băşoiu731/
Buţoiu731/
Busihu731/
Bâzoiu731/
Botsau731/
Botsui731/
Botsuu731/
Bosyua731/
Bosæus731/
Boutsu731/
Boseju731/
Bosusz731/
Boysou731/
Beşoiu731/
Batsiu731/
Bazoiu731/
Boshou731/
Vojsiu731/
Boosus730/
Bosutt730/
Boschu730/
Bossiehou711/
Basu67188,759/
Boussou6712,506/
Busu674,065/
Bossuyt673,444/
Bozu671,214/
Bacioiu671,096/
Boissou67927/
Beschiu67515/
Bosseau67512/
Boshuis67402/
Boichut67354/
Boiseau67344/
Băcioiu67188/
Bousoud67165/
Bossous67143/
Boishus67132/
Bussius67119/
Boissau67117/
Bassiou6792/
Vossius6782/
Busieau6762/
Băsu6758/
Boţu6741/
Boissus6734/
Bushihu6729/
Bouysou6728/
Vosu6726/
Butshiu6721/
Botshou6721/
Bosseux6716/
Bousgou6715/
Boxu6714/
Bousseu6713/
Basieux6712/
Boossou6712/
Wossieu6710/
Boussus679/
Boisjou679/
Bousous679/
Bousouj678/
Bashihu675/
Bosssou675/
Bosó675/
Wotshiu674/
Bossout673/
Boussau673/
Bassieu673/
Bossaux673/
Boyssou673/
Bootsud673/
Bousaut672/
Bessieu672/
Boshuys672/
Boussut672/
Boïssou672/
Bootsut672/
Boshout671/
Boosaus671/
Boosoju671/
Boichau671/
Bochius671/
Baushiu671/
Boessou671/
Boitsou671/
Bãcioiu671/
Bousaud671/
Bousouz671/
Bousyou671/
Bouszou671/
Bouhsou671/
Boschus671/
Boseyou671/
Bosseus671/
Bossouh671/
Bossuys671/
Bashjiu671/
Boitsyu671/
Bossust670/
Boscheu670/
Busieus670/
Bossuth670/
Bossyus670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bosiu
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