Mhosa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mhosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mhosa (8) may also be a first name.
Mhosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mhosa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhosa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhosa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mhosa is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name globally, held by 8 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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 Mhosa
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