Wosiyana Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Wosiyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wosiyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274

Wosiyana Last Name Facts

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

Wosiyana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wosiyana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Wosiyana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wosiyana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa Wosiyana is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent live, Gauteng, where 5 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live.

Wosiyana Last Name Statistics demography

Wosiyana earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning R 250,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wossiyana942/
Wosiyane8832/
Wasiyanna824/
Woseyna801/
Washiyanga784/
Boussiyana781/
Wagiyana7513/
Vesiyana754/
Wasiyano751/
Wosayina751/
Bassiyana7110/
Weusijana715/
Bashiyana711/
Woussaina711/
Whosane675/
Boseina674/
Wasayna674/
Wossine671/
Woseine671/
Wosaney671/
Wasaina671/
Wojeyna671/

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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 Wosiyana
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