Phosa Surname

99,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,2061:12,8811,611
Lesotho2631:7,7281,691
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Thailand851:831,039133,417
Botswana391:56,07510,323
India281:27,395,192354,286
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Phosa (595) may also be a first name.

Phosa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phosa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Phosa (Hindi: फोसा) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phosa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,411th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,530,354 people. The surname Phosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Phosa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phosa is also the 342,839th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 595 people.

Phosa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,206 people, or 1 in 12,881. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phosa Last Name Statistics demography

Phosa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning R 221,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Photsa91430/
Phosai91425/
Phosha91184/
Phosap9138/
Phoosa9126/
Phosay9118/
Phosoa918/
Phosaa916/
Phousa915/
Phosat912/
Posa898,269/
Photsai83471/
Photsat8376/
Phoosai8314/
Phosaat832/
Phossaa832/
Phosaas831/
Phousay831/
Photsap831/
Phosaad831/
Phoosap831/
Phousap831/
Posas805,746/
Possa803,055/
Pousa802,782/
Poosa802,609/
Posca801,690/
Posat801,344/
Posea801,124/
Posia80955/
Phoso80903/
Phosi80852/
Phasa80407/
Posai80406/
Posha80387/
Poisa80384/
Pohsa80295/
Phusa80247/
Pahsa80238/
Phesa80170/
Posza80139/
Phoza80126/
Posad80120/
Posaa8090/
Pozsa8082/
Poesa8063/
Phosy8054/
Poysa8045/
Posaz8044/
Potsa8038/
Phoja8033/
Phoca8025/
Posay8018/
Posah8013/
Phose8011/
Posoa8011/
Posau8011/
Puosa802/
Posap802/
Posga801/
Photsaat7776/
Phosaath7712/
Phosahat772/
Phoschai771/
Photsi7329,975/
Phasha7320,175/
Poisay731,514/
Possas73681/
Posaia73521/
Phutsa73517/
Pachos73296/
Pashos73294/
Poshai73262/
Phocha73248/
Phusai73234/
Posgay73210/
Pousaz73205/
Phatsa73192/
Phasai73185/
Poisat73174/
Poussa73164/
Phojai73144/
Phosho73106/
Pochos7389/
Posgai7363/
Poshat7361/
Phoxay7357/
Potsap7355/
Poshad7350/
Posaya7348/
Phasay7345/
Potsad7344/
Pousas7342/
Poysat7338/
Pousga7335/
Poshja7332/
Phosee7332/
Poscha7331/
Phusat7331/
Phesay7328/
Pozsga7328/
Phasoa7328/
Phosot7328/
Possat7327/
Pousia7326/
Phasia7322/
Phosit7321/
Phodse7319/
Pathsa7318/
Pousai7317/
Phusas7317/
Possai7316/
Phesha7315/
Photso7315/
Phosis7314/
Pahasa7313/
Puthsa7312/
Poosai7310/
Poosat7310/
Posait739/
Poshah738/
Possap737/
Phosid737/
Possea737/
Phogia737/
Phoset737/
Posaas736/
Phasad736/
Phosih736/
Poisah736/
Phosoh736/
Phosoi736/
Posads735/
Potsai735/
Phaesa735/
Poosaa734/
Posooa734/
Poosha734/
Pahsha734/
Phusap734/
Phosod734/
Posaat734/
Phasas733/
Poisau733/
Phessa732/
Potsah732/
Pashsa732/
Pashoa732/
Poesay732/
Photse732/
Phoosi732/
Phooso732/
Phusay732/
Possad731/
Phasah731/
Posaut731/
Poshap731/
Poshas731/
Poossa731/
Phojau731/
Phojay731/
Phoshi731/
Phusau731/
Phusha731/
Fphose731/
Possah731/
Poseah731/
Phoeso731/
Phosiy731/
Phosop731/
Phassa731/
Pushsa731/
Posoha731/
Poszad731/
Poszat731/
Potsay731/
Phooja731/
Posach731/
Posioa731/
Phasja731/
Phossy731/
Pozsza731/
Poszai731/
Poszay731/
Posaja731/
Phoses731/
Phoose731/
Phojad731/
Phocai731/
Pohsai731/
Pohsap731/
Pohsha730/
Poseau730/
Poshay730/
Pushoa730/
Photsahat711/
Pasa6764,504/
Pesa6711,028/
Pose679,389/
Poza677,225/
Poso676,735/
Pusa675,986/
Pozsgai672,674/
Poca672,062/
Phochai672,041/
Fosa671,420/
Posi67938/
Pósa67868/
Paschoa67799/
Poja67796/
Poša67776/
Vosa67653/
Posy67542/
Pozhoha67513/
Photsit67370/
Photcha67358/
Puchois67279/
Pozsgay67275/
Poshash67217/
Phusaat67173/
Phatsai67104/
Photset67102/
Poiseau6795/
Phoosit6769/
Poşa6758/
Phutsai6757/
Phatsat6751/
Poça6750/
Possapp6748/
Possath6748/
Photsot6745/
Phochat6745/
Podchos6740/
Posautz6730/
Podsaid6729/
Posé6728/
Pehshah6720/
Potsaid6716/
Poschau6716/
Phouxay6715/
Poszgai6715/
Poshayt6713/
Poussau6712/
Phuutsa6712/
Phutsat6712/
Photsop6711/
Phoosee6711/
Pahasat6710/
Posseah6710/
Poshaya679/
Phassos679/
Poussas678/
Photsho678/
Poshaia677/
Poča675/
Posoaja675/
Phatsha675/
Photsip674/
Phosier674/
Phoijai673/
Poshaih673/
Poshapp673/
Páschoa673/
Photshe673/
Pazhoha673/
Pushsha672/
Phaasha672/
Possatt672/
Pashsha672/
Phochad672/
Phochay672/
Phoesoh672/
Phoojai672/
Phoosod672/
Poschai672/
Poosaad672/
Poisaya671/
Posseau671/
Potsais671/
Pashioa671/
Pushosh671/
Pousiea671/
Poisaih671/
Posè671/
Possaia671/
Pahatsa671/
Phoijay671/
Phojhay671/
Phoosho671/
Phosiph671/
Poissat671/
Podsadz671/
Poosooa671/
Pphouse671/
Phashaa671/
Phoscoh671/
Phoshou671/
Phutsha671/
Poxa671/
Photjai671/
Phoosed671/
Phuosod671/
Phusaad671/
Phasaad671/
Phaesai671/
Poosaya671/
Poodsap671/
Pathsai671/
Posscha670/
Pushost670/
Pachots670/

Phosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phosa in the Hindi language
फोसाphosa-

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