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
Mhosa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mhosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhosa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 8 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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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