Zosiwe Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Zosiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zosiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349

Zosiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zosiwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zosiwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zosiwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Zosiwe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent live, Western Cape, where 37 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live.

Zosiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Zosiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.17% less than the national average, earning R 82,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoshiwe921/
Zojiwe836/
Sosiwe832/
Zoziwe831/
Zesiwe831/
Coshiwe7752/
Xoshiwe773/
Zooziwe771/
Chosiwe771/
Josiw731/
Casiwe6756/
Jojiwe6737/
Sosiwa6718/
Seziwe679/
Sesiwe675/
Zhoshieva675/
Cosiwa674/
Sosibe672/
Jaziwe671/
Saziwe671/
Zeziwe671/
Josive671/
Zasiwa671/
Zosiva671/
Joshiw671/

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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 Zosiwe
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