Wosho Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wosho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Congo51:997,81917,129
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wosho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wosho is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wosho live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent live and The Congo, where 3 percent live.

Wosho Last Name Statistics demography

Wosho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.15% less than the national average, earning R 89,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woshou912/
Woisho911/
Woso89574/
Wodshou834/
Wooshop830/
Woiso80649/
Washo80602/
Bosho80473/
Wosha80277/
Wosso80225/
Wosah80120/
Wesho8033/
Wosio8029/
Wocho808/
Wohso805/
Wusho804/
Whoso803/
Wosoh802/
Wosoi802/
Vosho802/
Wosoy801/
Woyso801/
Hwoso800/
Wodschou774/
Woisso73583/
Bousho7337/
Washoo7331/
Votsho7329/
Wushou7323/
Wosaha7323/
Wotsha7322/
Boxsho7320/
Woisoo7311/
Wosach739/
Hwesho737/
Wascho737/
Wossou736/
Wescho735/
Wosohe734/
Wossoh734/
Washoi734/
Washoy734/
Boisho733/
Wuosha733/
Whosha732/
Wohsoh732/
Woicho732/
Wousah731/
Wousou731/
Wousso731/
Woucho731/
Wossos731/
Wochou731/
Whosso731/
Woesah731/
Wootso731/
Boshou731/
Bossho731/
Wosahe731/
Washot730/
Wahsho730/
Wosioh730/
Washop730/
Woshodowa711/
Boso678,360/
Wosa671,326/
Voso67558/
Woussou67242/
Uoso6754/
Wochocz6746/
Voshosh6737/
Woutsop6734/
Wotchou6733/
Woussah6711/
Woussoh671/
Wouchop671/
Wotchop671/
Wotchot671/
Wochotz671/
Woissou671/
Waschou671/
Waeshoh671/
Washhou670/

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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 Wosho
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