Phoso Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phoso (79) may also be a first name.

Phoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phoso (Hindi: फोसो) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoso? popularity and diffusion

Phoso is the 391,801st most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Phoso live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phoso is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 79 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Apart from Malawi Phoso occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phoso Last Name Statistics demography

Phoso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.45% less than the national average, earning R 48,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phosho91106/
Phosot9128/
Photso9115/
Phosoa918/
Phosoh916/
Phosoi916/
Phosod914/
Phooso912/
Phoeso911/
Phosop911/
Poso896,735/
Photsot8345/
Photsop8311/
Photsho838/
Phoesoh832/
Phoosod832/
Phoosho831/
Phoscoh831/
Phoshou831/
Phuosod831/
Posso8016,631/
Phosa804,762/
Pouso801,940/
Posos801,235/
Posio801,198/
Phaso801,023/
Potso80724/
Phojo80341/
Phoco80223/
Posco80134/
Poiso80100/
Posou8092/
Posod8064/
Phuso8063/
Posop8048/
Posoz8042/
Phoxo8037/
Posoi8035/
Posot8033/
Posgo8014/
Pheso8012/
Posoa8011/
Posoh8010/
Posoo805/
Pohso805/
Puoso803/
Pozso801/
Pahso801/
Pgoso801/
Phozo801/
Posuo801/
Posoy801/
Photsios774/
Poisot73965/
Photsa73430/
Pachos73296/
Phusot73296/
Pashos73294/
Possoz73289/
Phocho73198/
Phosha73184/
Possos73141/
Potsou73140/
Pachoo73134/
Puosso73121/
Poisso73111/
Phasot73104/
Pousgo7397/
Pochos7389/
Pushoo7379/
Possot7365/
Poesio7363/
Pahaso7363/
Phasop7355/
Pohsoh7340/
Phosap7338/
Poosoo7330/
Possou7328/
Phasoa7328/
Phoosa7326/
Posoch7324/
Phesso7321/
Pfotso7316/
Pashoo7313/
Poysot7310/
Phazoo738/
Posios736/
Phosaa736/
Poisuo736/
Pochoo736/
Phusod736/
Phousa735/
Pousso735/
Posooa734/
Phocou734/
Phajoo733/
Puchoo733/
Phosat732/
Poscoi731/
Poiseo731/
Poszos731/
Pottso731/
Peshoo731/
Phocoy731/
Phutso731/
Photjo731/
Phasod731/
Poisio731/
Poisoi731/
Posoha731/
Possod731/
Possoh731/
Pootso731/
Potsop731/
Phooja731/
Poyseo731/
Posioa731/
Phatso731/
Phogio731/
Phauso730/
Pozo6799,944/
Posa678,269/
Paso675,264/
Puso674,152/
Peso673,883/
Poco671,091/
Pojo67924/
Voso67558/
Poussou67528/
Foso67463/
Puchois67279/
Poço67274/
Poussot67146/
Patchoo67132/
Poissot67108/
Photsat6776/
Podchos6740/
Possoit6731/
Possoch6728/
Phassos679/
Putchoo679/
Phochoo677/
Phochot676/
Posoaja675/
Photcho675/
Poxo675/
Pauchoo674/
Pazhooh673/
Phosaat672/
Pêso672/
Phossaa672/
Poochoo672/
Pushosh671/
Phosaas671/
Poisott671/
Poosooa671/
Požo671/
Photsap671/
Phosaad671/
Phoosap671/
Phousap671/
Phutsot671/
Pudchoo671/
Padchoo671/
Pahshoo671/
Peeshoo671/
Possott670/
Pushost670/
Pachots670/
Pousott670/

Phoso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phoso in the Hindi language
फोसोphoso-

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