Nhosa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Nhosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Nhosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nhosa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhosa? popularity and diffusion
Nhosa is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Nhosa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nhosa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Nhosa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 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 Nhosa
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