Khosa Surname
Approximately 45,038 people bear this surname
Khosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 31,078 | 1:1,743 | 211 |
| Pakistan | 5,531 | 1:32,299 | 1,565 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,333 | 1:6,617 | 725 |
| Malawi | 1,830 | 1:9,355 | 1,452 |
| Zambia | 1,222 | 1:12,970 | 1,480 |
| India | 944 | 1:812,569 | 36,320 |
| Thailand | 594 | 1:118,920 | 17,748 |
| Canada | 469 | 1:78,562 | 8,814 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Khosa (808) may also be a first name.
Khosa Demographics
Average Male Khosa Height
175.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Khosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khosa (Arabic: خوسا, Hindi: खोसा, Marathi: खोसा, Oriya: େଖାସା, Russian: Хоса) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khosa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,475th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 161,809 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Khosa are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 287,646th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 808 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 31,078 people, or 1 in 1,743. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Khosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Khosa are 4.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.28% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Khosa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.13% less than the national average, earning R 151,776 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $39,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $54,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khosa in the Hindi language | ||
| खोसा | khosa | - |
| Khosa in the Marathi language | ||
| खोसा | khosa | 97.22 |
| खोस | khosa | 2.78 |
| Khosa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଖାସା | ekhasa | 87.5 |
| େଖାଶା | ekhasa | 12.5 |
| Khosa in the Russian language | ||
| Хоса | hosa | - |
| Khosa in the Arabic language | ||
| خوسا | khwsa | - |
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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
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- 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 Khosa
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