Mahosa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Mahosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Mahosa (10) may also be a first name.
Mahosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahosa (Hindi: महोसा, Marathi: महोसा) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahosa? popularity and diffusion
Mahosa is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mahosa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mahosa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Limpopo, where 50 percent are found. Barring South Africa Mahosa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahosa in the Hindi language | ||
| महोसा | mahosa | - |
| Mahosa in the Marathi language | ||
| महोसा | mahosa | - |
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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 Mahosa
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