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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 Demographics

Average Gaohose Salary in
South Africa

R 158,184

Per year
Rank:
90,814 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00012624
Rank: 55,540 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
66.57%
Sample size: 20 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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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 found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gaohose.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaohose? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaohose is the 2,034,059th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Gaohose occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaohose are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most widespread 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 are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaohoose931/
Gaohosi861/
Gaoases716/
Gaouache671/
Gaoage6286/
Gaoasi621/
Ghaouassi504/
Gahouachi503/
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Gouaoussi501/

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