Tshosa Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tshosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana5071:4,313638
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tshosa (121) may also be a first name.

Tshosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tshosa is most common in Botswana. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshosa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 521,266th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tshosa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tshosa is also the 848,089th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 121 people.

It is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 4,313. Not including Botswana this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Tshosa Last Name Statistics demography

Tshosa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.59% less than the national average, earning R 176,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshosha92332/
Tsosa91109/
Tshotsha86192/
Tshoussa861/
Tshose831,409/
Tsotsa831,073/
Tshoza83547/
Tshasa83412/
Tshoso83149/
Tshusa83128/
Tshesa8355/
Tshosi8345/
Tsiosa8325/
Ts'osa839/
T'Sosa831/
Tchosa831/
Thsosa831/
Tsoutsa77391/
Tshoshi77205/
Tshoose7769/
Tshusha7764/
Tsotsas7757/
Tshasha7734/
Tsochos7727/
Tshojay775/
Tshotso774/
Tshosho774/
Tchousa772/
Tsachos771/
Tsosaas771/
Tsiotsa771/
Tsotsap771/
Tsousas771/
Tshotsi771/
Tshoshe771/
Tshotse771/
Tshassa771/
Tsasa7325,105/
Chosa732,066/
Tsosi73258/
Tsoso7356/
Tsose7333/
Dsosa7323/
Tsoza7320/
Tsosy7318/
Tsusa7312/
Tsoca739/
Tsesa737/
Zhosa732/
Zsosa732/
Tsoxa731/
Tshutsha71987/
Tshotsho71922/
Tsoutsas71790/
Tshatsha71241/
Tshotshi71111/
Tchoussa7160/
Tshotshe7119/
Tchousah711/
Tshuodja711/
Tsuihsia711/
Tsosie673,110/
Tshazi672,738/
Tsatsa671,869/
Tsotso671,124/
Tsassa671,084/
Tsotsi67896/
Chousa67491/
Tshozi67350/
Tsutsa67282/
Tsesaa67241/
Tsheza67236/
Choisa67234/
Ts'osi67161/
Dsousa67123/
Tsogia67107/
Tchoza67105/
Tshasi6791/
Tsousi6790/
Tshuza6780/
Choosa6776/
Tshozo6776/
Tsocha6768/
Tshusi6763/
Dsoosa6753/
Chossa6745/
Tsosho6737/
Chosay6735/
Tsotse6730/
Tsucha6730/
Tsiosi6728/
Tshase6728/
Chosha6727/
Tsasaa6725/
Tshaza6725/
Tsacha6722/
Tshaze6722/
Tsoisi6714/
Tsouza6712/
Tsosso6711/
Tshazo6711/
Tshaatsha678/
Tsusha677/
T'Sosi677/
Tsesah677/
Tshuse676/
Tsusho675/
Tchoussay675/
Tsesha674/
Tsasha674/
Tsasho674/
Tsoesi674/
Csosza673/
Dsossa673/
Tsajha673/
Tchose673/
Tsasau673/
Chosea672/
Chhosa672/
Tchosi672/
Tsheso672/
Tso'si672/
Tshoze672/
Tsessa672/
Tshaxa672/
Choysa672/
Tsouca671/
Chosai671/
Dssosa671/
Tsacho671/
Tsasos671/
Tsocho671/
Tsosit671/
Tsuusa671/
Tsausa671/
Tsosei671/
Tchoso671/
Tsiose671/
Tsossi671/
Tsotsy671/
Tsozaa671/
Tssasi671/
Tsiasa671/
Tshezo671/
D'Sosa671/
Dsoysa671/
Chuosa671/
Csousa671/
Thsose671/
Thsosi671/
Tsoshi671/
Tsuisa671/
Tsadsa671/
Tsahsi671/
Tshuso671/
Tshaca671/
Tshautsha671/

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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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  • 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 Tshosa
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