Xosa Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Xosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Xosa Demographics
Average Xosa Salary in
South Africa
R 127,836
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Xosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Xosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Xosa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Xosa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,315,412th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Xosa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 347,293. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Xosa Last Name Statistics demography
Xosa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.21% less than the national average, earning R 127,836 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | 89 | 387 | / |
| Nxosa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Xosay | 89 | 2 | / |
| Xosaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Xosha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Xhosha | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nxosha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nxhosa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Xossai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Xossay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngxosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sosa | 75 | 762,351 | / |
| Zosa | 75 | 2,276 | / |
| Xoza | 75 | 308 | / |
| Xasa | 75 | 166 | / |
| Xoxa | 75 | 57 | / |
| Xose | 75 | 36 | / |
| Xusa | 75 | 18 | / |
| Xosi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Xesa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Çosa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Xosy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Xosé | 75 | 2 | / |
| Šosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xoso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sousa | 67 | 936,727 | / |
| Sossa | 67 | 25,541 | / |
| Soysa | 67 | 14,641 | / |
| Zoysa | 67 | 8,962 | / |
| Chosa | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Nxusa | 67 | 1,377 | / |
| Sosas | 67 | 1,142 | / |
| Xausa | 67 | 718 | / |
| Sosia | 67 | 515 | / |
| Sosah | 67 | 455 | / |
| Xesha | 67 | 437 | / |
| Sosai | 67 | 342 | / |
| Soisa | 67 | 255 | / |
| Xhasa | 67 | 242 | / |
| Soosa | 67 | 226 | / |
| Sosea | 67 | 163 | / |
| Siosa | 67 | 109 | / |
| Kjosa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sosat | 67 | 82 | / |
| Sosha | 67 | 58 | / |
| Sosaa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Shosa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sosay | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zousa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nxoza | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sosad | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suosa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sosap | 67 | 22 | / |
| Xoxha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Xoshe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Xasha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Xhoza | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xosho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xusha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sosoa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sotsa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sosaj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sohsa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ssosa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nxosi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jsosa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sosau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xhose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sosaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ksosa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xhoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xocha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nxasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zosha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Çosja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sosza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xasas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sosca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsosa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xhoso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xzose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xohxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xoses | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sozsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gjosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xouxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xaasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sodsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zojsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xojca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xosep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xouza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xoxaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xoyxa | 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
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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 Xosa
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