Nxhosa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana
Nxhosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | 91 | 387 | / |
| Nxosa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Xhosha | 83 | 132 | / |
| Nxosha | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ngxosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nshosa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Xosa | 80 | 171 | / |
| Nxusa | 73 | 1,377 | / |
| Nsosa | 73 | 261 | / |
| Xhasa | 73 | 242 | / |
| Nzosa | 73 | 59 | / |
| Ncosa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nxoza | 73 | 30 | / |
| Njosa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Xhoza | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nxosi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nxasa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Xosay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Xhoso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nxoja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xosaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xosha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchuosah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchoutsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchoussa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njossa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Xhoxha | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ngxoza | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nsosah | 67 | 40 | / |
| Njotsa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nzotsa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nxoshe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngcosa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngxasa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nxaxho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nqcosa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngiosa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xhasaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nshasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nshoza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Xhasha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsousa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xossay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xossai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njosah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nxaxha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nssosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngxesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngxusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngxosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngxoca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nxesha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nxhosa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis