Maqosha Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maqosha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqosha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maqosha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maqosha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Maqosha is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqosha? popularity and diffusion

Maqosha is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maqosha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Free State, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Maqosha Last Name Statistics demography

Maqosha earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.06% less than the national average, earning R 121,044 per year.

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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 Maqosha
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