Kgosi Surname
Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname
Kgosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1,247 | 1:1,754 | 154 |
| South Africa | 1,231 | 1:44,011 | 5,614 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kgosi (3,275) may also be a first name.
Kgosi Demographics
Average Kgosi Salary in
South Africa
R 180,180
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kgosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kgosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kgosi (Russian: Кгоси) occurs most in Botswana. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kgosi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 172,362nd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,919,690 people. Kgosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kgosi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kgosi is also the 125,073rd most common given name globally. It is borne by 3,275 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 1,754. Apart from Botswana it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 49 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Kgosi Last Name Statistics demography
Kgosi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning R 180,180 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kgosi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kgosi in the Russian language | ||
| Кгоси | kgosi | - |
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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 Kgosi
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