Thobosi Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thobosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thobosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thobosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thobosi is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thobosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thobosi is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Thobosi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Thobosi is most common in Botswana, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Without taking into account Botswana it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobosi92252/
Tobossi861,065/
Tobosei8686/
Thobosa8615/
Toboshi864/
Thobogi863/
Thobesi861/
Thoboshe801/
Tahboshi801/
Toubossi801/
Tobasi772,385/
Tobosa77127/
Tobose7714/
Tabosi7710/
Tobozi771/
Thonphosi751/
Tavoosi715,670/
Tabossi71150/
Toubasi71118/
Thebesi7148/
Tabosei7147/
Taboshi7132/
Tobatsi7121/
Tobossy7119/
Tobasis7114/
Tobassi7114/
Taboosi7111/
Tobashi715/
Tovoisi712/
Thobase712/
Thabasi711/
Thabesi711/
Tabousi711/
Toboise711/
Tabosai711/
Thobazi711/
Toubassi6765/
Tompossi6716/
Taboussi677/
Thabasid676/
Tavoossi675/
Tabgosai672/
Tonphosi671/
Tonposhi671/
Tomposhi671/
Tahbashi671/
Thavosai671/
Thabeshi671/
Thompose671/

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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
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  • 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 Thobosi
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