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
Mahosa (Hindi: महोसा, Marathi: महोसा) is most common in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mahosa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahosa? popularity and diffusion
Mahosa is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mahosa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahosa is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The surname Mahosa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Mahosa is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Limpopo, where 50 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.
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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