Wosi Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wosi (230) may also be a first name.

Wosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wosi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Wosi are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 591,855th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 230 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria Wosi is most common in: Adamawa, where 89 percent reside, Niger, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Wosi Last Name Statistics demography

Wosi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.56% less than the national average, earning R 48,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woshi89133/
Wossi8979/
Wosai8972/
Woisi8938/
Vwosi894/
Wousi893/
Wosoi892/
Wotsi892/
Woosi892/
Woesi892/
Wosip891/
Wosie891/
Wosei891/
Woussi8062/
Woosie8019/
Woossi807/
Woishi804/
Wossie803/
Wosier802/
Woissi802/
Woessi802/
Wosist801/
Wosiey801/
Woshie801/
Woyshi801/
Wousie801/
Woschi801/
Wasi7520,051/
Bosi7515,061/
Wosa751,326/
Woji75896/
Wose75251/
Wusi75220/
Wozi75178/
Vosi75100/
Wogi7588/
Wosy753/
Woci751/
Woschei7342/
Woodsit7319/
Woschiz7310/
Woussai731/
Wossieh731/
Wosyoyi731/
Whoshie731/
Wooship730/
Bossi6720,096/
Boosi6712,501/
Wasai677,148/
Washi676,464/
Wasie676,006/
Buosi673,468/
Wasih672,439/
Wassi672,136/
Bosyi671,437/
Wusie671,288/
Bosai671,104/
Wojsa671,092/
Bosoi671,053/
Wausi671,013/
Boshi67894/
Bousi67657/
Weshi67531/
Bosei67530/
Wushi67369/
Votsi67330/
Bosie67312/
Wossa67280/
Wosha67277/
Wochi67248/
Wozei67178/
Wodji67177/
Boisi67147/
Wasei67137/
Voshi67134/
Woshe67128/
Bozsi67108/
Wesai67100/
Wessi6799/
Waasi6796/
Wosje6791/
Wasui6778/
Wesie6775/
Vossi6769/
Worzi6769/
Wesih6765/
Bosci6761/
Uosis6756/
Wasji6753/
Bosih6740/
Wusit6734/
Weusi6733/
Wesei6730/
Wosse6730/
Wojes6728/
Wasgi6727/
Woese6727/
Wasyi6726/
Waesi6726/
Wozie6724/
Wuasi6723/
Wojis6720/
Wahsi6717/
Woige6713/
Woseh6712/
Voesi6712/
Woiza6712/
Boxsi6711/
Wodzi6710/
Wousa679/
Vosie679/
Vosih679/
Vosiy679/
Wozhi679/
Wasci678/
Wasoi678/
Wozih678/
Uosie678/
Wouse677/
Wesci677/
Woisa677/
Wouzi677/
Whosa676/
Vosit674/
Voosi674/
Boysi674/
Woose674/
Wogie674/
Vuosi674/
Wougi674/
Huosi674/
Wosey673/
Wossy673/
Wosea673/
Woosa673/
Vousi672/
Bosgi672/
Voisi672/
Wussi672/
Wojci672/
Vosci671/
Vosyi671/
Wosoy671/
Woyci671/
Whasi671/
Wusui671/
Wazoi671/
Wuzoi671/
Woije671/
Wusai671/
Hvosi671/
Wehsi671/
Vwose671/
Wusei671/
Wuszi671/
Woschich671/
Wosee671/
Woogi671/
Wocis671/
Woiji671/
Wojoi671/
Wojui671/
Woosy671/
Whoji671/
Wojji671/
Vosoi671/
Woise671/
Wadsi671/
Uoshi671/
Wozui671/
Woice670/
Woodsids670/
Woges670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wosi
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