Vukosi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Vukosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Vukoši (1) are calculated separately.
Vukosi (715) may also be a first name.
Vukosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vukosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vukosi has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as: Vukoši. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vukosi? popularity and diffusion
Vukosi is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vukosi are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,804th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 715 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 94 percent live and Harare Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vukoši | 94 | 1 | / |
| Vukosić | 92 | 2 | / |
| Vukosich | 86 | 18 | / |
| Vukosa | 83 | 245 | / |
| Vukesi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Vukasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phukosi | 77 | 416 | / |
| Bukoshi | 77 | 223 | / |
| Vukošić | 77 | 145 | / |
| Bukoosi | 77 | 86 | / |
| Boukosi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fukoshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vukoici | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vukoshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukosei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukossi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukosai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vukasich | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vukashai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vukoje | 67 | 1,456 | / |
| Vukoša | 67 | 183 | / |
| Vicosi | 67 | 163 | / |
| Bukoci | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vukese | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phutkosit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fukasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vikasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boukoussi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vukasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vukaci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woukoussi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukosy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fokosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vikose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vukoge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokosa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vukosi
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