Qhosheka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qhosheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qhosheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Qhosheka Last Name Facts

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

Qhosheka is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhosheka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhosheka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Qhosheka is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Quthing District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qosheka9312/
Qhasheka881/
Gqosheka881/
Khoshekay821/
Kosheka805/
Quoseka801/
Koscheka7538/
Koshekai7515/
Koshekay758/
Khoshika756/
Quesheka752/
Kosheska751/
Kousheka751/
Koseka71183/
Koschecka711/
Koshika67211/
Kasheka67159/
Kesheka6715/
Koseska6714/
Koshaka6711/
Khosaka677/
Kosetka674/
Kosseka673/
Khaseka672/
Coseska672/
Kosheko672/
Koseika671/
Kosedka671/
Khosika671/
Kosezka671/
Koseeka671/

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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 Qhosheka
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