Mhosva Surname
Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname
Mhosva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,565 | 1:9,865 | 1,233 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mhosva (401) may also be a first name.
Mhosva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhosva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhosva is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhosva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 251,268th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,621,145 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhosva live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhosva is also the 430,973rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 401 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,565 people, or 1 in 9,865. In Zimbabwe Mhosva is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 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 Mhosva
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