Poshai Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Poshai Surname User-submission:

Poshai is a surname with a mysterious history. Bearers of this surname have always been respected and feared. Poshais were known as strong warriors and were often hired as guardians due to their protective nature.

Poshai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2541:60,7809,171
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Poshai (11) may also be a first name.

Poshai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Poshai is a surname with a mysterious history. Bearers of this surname have always been respected and feared. Poshais were known as strong warriors and were often hired as guardians due to their protective nature.

- nigeltposhai

Poshai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poshai (Hindi: पोषई, Marathi: पोश) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Poshai.

How Common Is The Last Name Poshai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poshai is the 983,245th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Poshai reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 60,780. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Poshai occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poshayi92161/
Poeshai928/
Poshaia927/
Poshaih923/
Poschai922/
Poshi91754/
Posai91406/
Posha91387/
Poshaiah86859/
Poshaiha864/
Poschgai861/
Phoschai861/
Pooshaai861/
Pochai83863/
Poushi83557/
Posaia83521/
Phosai83425/
Pashai83259/
Phosha83184/
Posgai8363/
Poshat8361/
Pushai8355/
Poshad8350/
Poscha8331/
Peshai8323/
Pousha8319/
Pousai8317/
Possai8316/
Poshio8315/
Poosai8310/
Posait839/
Poshah838/
Poshis837/
Potshi836/
Potsai835/
Poosha834/
Poshiy834/
Posaji832/
Pooshi832/
Potsha832/
Poshae831/
Poshap831/
Poshas831/
Poshit831/
Phoshi831/
Posoha831/
Poshoi831/
Poszai831/
Pohsai831/
Pohsha830/
Poshay830/
Posa808,269/
Posi80938/
Pozsgai772,674/
Phochai772,041/
Photsai77471/
Postchi77407/
Pashaie77363/
Poshash77217/
Poshiya7782/
Posaiah7765/
Peshaia7752/
Poochai7740/
Pusahai7732/
Podsaid7729/
Poushay7727/
Pushayi7727/
Pashaii7722/
Peshayi7720/
Pashayi7718/
Potsaid7716/
Poschau7716/
Poszgai7715/
Phoosai7714/
Poshayt7713/
Poshaya779/
Poichai776/
Poshchi775/
Poeschi774/
Pochaih774/
Pashaji774/
Poshapp773/
Pashaia773/
Posheji772/
Potsais771/
Pochhai771/
Poisaih771/
Possaia771/
Peshaie771/
Poshoie771/
Potscha771/
Pashaiy771/
Posagie771/
Pouchai771/
Pohsaji771/
Posscha770/
Pasha73191,639/
Pashi7315,506/
Phasi738,039/
Posas735,746/
Phosa734,762/
Possa733,055/
Pousa732,782/
Poosa732,609/
Posiy732,015/
Possi731,801/
Pesha731,517/
Pocha731,351/
Posat731,344/
Posea731,124/
Posia73955/
Phosi73852/
Pochi73684/
Pusha73484/
Pasai73474/
Pousi73431/
Poisa73384/
Pushi73372/
Phazi73331/
Pohsa73295/
Potsi73263/
Poshe73221/
Peshi73220/
Puosi73187/
Poseh73143/
Posza73139/
Posis73126/
Posad73120/
Pusai73116/
Posaa7390/
Pozsa7382/
Posie7376/
Pesai7366/
Poesa7363/
Pfosi7362/
Poesi7358/
Poysa7345/
Posaz7344/
Potsa7338/
Posoi7335/
Poisi7329/
Posid7327/
Pozai7327/
Posae7327/
Posip7322/
Poosi7318/
Posay7318/
Poshy7315/
Posah7313/
Bposi7312/
Posei7312/
Posoa7311/
Posau7311/
Počai7310/
Posit737/
Posci734/
Pohzi734/
Puosa732/
Posap732/
Posga731/
Phaci731/
Poszi731/
Posih731/
Posyi731/
Pohci731/
Photchai714,779/
Poustchi7134/
Poostchi7128/
Pousaios7125/
Poschich7115/
Pousaiou7115/
Phoochai7115/
Pushchai7115/
Pochaiha7110/
Pashaiah719/
Potschas717/
Pushaiah713/
Phosahat712/
Pouschau711/
Poishchi711/
Poshayat711/
Pouschat711/
Poushoja711/
Pashaiee711/
Photsi6729,975/
Phasha6720,175/
Pashad673,931/
Pachai673,128/
Pashat672,633/
Pashaj672,273/
Poisay671,514/
Pochat671,208/
Poussi67877/
Phasit67715/
Possas67681/
Patsai67650/
Phatsi67481/
Photsa67430/
Poushy67361/
Phachi67290/
Potsis67270/
Phocha67248/
Pascha67237/
Phusai67234/
Posgay67210/
Pousaz67205/
Phasai67185/
Puysha67179/
Phasui67176/
Poisat67174/
Poussa67164/
Pashah67161/
Posier67148/
Pashea67146/
Pushie67145/
Paasha67144/
Possie67143/
Putsai67140/
Pushaj67136/
Pochay67112/
Pasayi67112/
Pescha67112/
Puchai67105/
Peshyi67101/
Patsha6798/
Peshiy6791/
Pohchi6791/
Possio6790/
Pashas6789/
Pashui6781/
Putsha6775/
Pashis6774/
Pochea6768/
Pushap6765/
Puscha6763/
Posiej6762/
Peesai6762/
Passha6760/
Pasaiz6757/
Phashi6757/
Peusha6755/
Potsap6755/
Poucha6751/
Possis6750/
Pochui6749/
Patshi6749/
Posaya6748/
Pesayi6745/
Pashay6744/
Potsad6744/
Pausha6743/
Pashaa6742/
Pashid6742/
Pousas6742/
Pushah6741/
Poochi6738/
Poysat6738/
Poczai6738/
Phosap6738/
Pousga6735/
Phochi6732/
Pochhi6731/
Phasis6729/
Poussaios6729/
Posiya6728/
Pushea6728/
Pozsga6728/
Posseh6728/
Pasaha6727/
Possat6727/
Paseha6726/
Pousia6726/
Phoosa6726/
Pashae6724/
Putshi6724/
Pushay6723/
Posche6723/
Pushyi6723/
Poocha6722/
Phasia6722/
Padsha6721/
Posayo6721/
Pushoi6721/
Phosit6721/
Pasaji6719/
Pashie6719/
Puisha6719/
Phosay6718/
Posich6718/
Peeshi6717/
Pashap6716/
Phesha6715/
Passai6715/
Posher6714/
Podscheit6714/
Phosis6714/
Positz6714/
Poscio6713/
Pozeha6713/
Pousei6713/
Pochha6712/
Pausai6712/
Poosit6712/
Phasih6711/
Pasait6711/
Puschi6711/
Pochas6710/
Paushi6710/
Poseid6710/
Poosat6710/
Phauzi6710/
Poessi679/
Potcha678/
Pushit678/
Pasaio678/
Phosoa678/
Phosae678/
Pochaa677/
Bpasha677/
Paashi677/
Pushis677/
Possap677/
Pasaiy677/
Phosid677/
Posied677/
Possea677/
Podschich677/
Paesai677/
Posaas676/
Phaxai676/
Poseya676/
Posech676/
Phosaa676/
Phosih676/
Poisah676/
Poesie676/
Pochei676/
Phosoi676/
Posads675/
Poshet675/
Podchi675/
Pashoi675/
Phousa675/
Poscis675/
Poossi675/
Phushi675/
Pochit675/
Poisie675/
Pochip674/
Pusaji674/
Padshi674/
Poosaa674/
Posooa674/
Pashha674/
Potchi674/
Pahsha674/
Pashio674/
Phajsi674/
Pashaz674/
Puisai674/
Pousis674/
Poussaiou674/
Poutsi674/
Pochah674/
Potshy674/
Posaat674/
Posuya674/
Pudsha674/
Potsei674/
Pozsgi673/
Pushae673/
Pashit673/
Peesha673/
Poisau673/
Pushad673/
Poshou673/
Pashyi673/
Padsai673/
Poosae673/
Pusaiy672/
Potsah672/
Posehy672/
Pasaia672/
Pasaid672/
Pasaie672/
Pashsa672/
Poushe672/
Pessai672/
Pashau672/
Pouchi672/
Pashoa672/
Pousci672/
Pousie672/
Počaji672/
Poesay672/
Pasais672/
Paship672/
Počeha672/
Peshoi672/
Phoosi672/
Phosat672/
Pouzai672/
Poyzai672/
Possad671/
Posies671/
Posiyo671/
Posaut671/
Posayy671/
Poshchich671/
Poshee671/
Poshey671/
Posiey671/
Possit671/
Pohchaiah671/
Posych671/
Poosie671/
Poossa671/
Passhi671/
Pashiy671/
Pashsi671/
Pushui671/
Pouxai671/
Ppasha671/
Phasid671/
Phasiy671/
Phausi671/
Peshay671/
Phusha671/
Paesha671/
Possah671/
Poseah671/
Posieh671/
Pazsai671/
Pahaci671/
Paeshi671/
Photsahat671/
Phosiy671/
Pesaio671/
Pesaiy671/
Peshah671/
Poisit671/
Poisoi671/
Pochau671/
Pochać671/
Poesei671/
Pöscha671/
Pöschi671/
Pushid671/
Pushsa671/
Pusaid671/
Posesh671/
Poszad671/
Poszat671/
Pooseh671/
Poïssi671/
Pottschau671/
Potsay671/
Bpossi671/
Poshes671/
Posach671/
Potsie671/
Posioa671/
Pozsza671/
Poszay671/
Posoeh671/
Possui671/
Posaja671/
Phaesi671/
Pohsap671/
Pousit670/
Peshea670/
Poeshe670/
Pushoa670/

Poshai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poshai in the Hindi language
पोषईposa'i-
Poshai in the Marathi language
पोशposa-

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