Gaohose Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gaohose Surname User-submission:

Gaohose is a Tswana surname, which means 'one who does not miss a target'. It is said that Gaohose clan were great hunters, and can be found in Tswana clans of Batlhaping and Bakwena.

Gaohose are originally from a village of Taung in North west and can be traced scattered in 3 south African provinces Gauteng, Free State and North West.

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Gaohose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gaohose (17) may also be a first name.

Gaohose Surname Meaning

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Gaohose is a Tswana surname, which means 'one who does not miss a target'. It is said that Gaohose clan were great hunters, and can be found in Tswana clans of Batlhaping and Bakwena.

Gaohose are originally from a village of Taung in North west and can be traced scattered in 3 south African provinces Gauteng, Free State and North West. They are directly related to the other Tswana surnames of Gaehose, Gaobose, Geohose and Geobose. The variation in spelling of the surname is a direct result of apartheid system, where they separated people of the same families according to their skin pigmentation and hair type.

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Gaohose Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaohose is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gaohose.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaohose? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Gaohose occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaohose live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gaohose is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gaohose Last Name Statistics demography

Gaohose earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.43% less than the national average, earning R 158,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaohoose931/
Gaohosi861/
Gaoases716/
Gaouache671/
Gaoage6286/
Gaoasi621/
Ghaouassi504/
Gahouachi503/
Gahouadji503/
Gouaoussi501/

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