Khosi Surname
Approximately 2,608 people bear this surname
Khosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,352 | 1:40,072 | 5,147 |
| Lesotho | 815 | 1:2,494 | 357 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nepal | 28 | 1:1,017,177 | 6,083 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Khosi (7,187) may also be a first name.
Khosi Demographics
Average Khosi Salary in
South Africa
R 134,916
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Khosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khosi (Hindi: घोषी, Marathi: खोसी, Oriya: େଖାସି, Russian: Хоси) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Khosi.
How Common Is The Last Name Khosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khosi is the 166,002nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,794,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Khosi are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Khosi is also the 76,291st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 7,187 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 40,072. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 29 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 21 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Khosi Last Name Statistics demography
Khosi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning R 134,916 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khosi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khosi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଖାସି | ekhasi | - |
| Khosi in the Marathi language | ||
| खोसी | khosi | - |
| Khosi in the Hindi language | ||
| घोषी | ghosi | 50 |
| खोसी | khosi | 50 |
| Khosi in the Russian language | ||
| Хоси | hosi | - |
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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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- 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 Khosi
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