Across the world, Makhosi (Makhosi 
) is quite a common dominantly feminine, but infrequently masculine forename. The first name Makhosi is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but seldom boy's name, and Zimbabwe, where it is a rare girly name. Much less frequently, Makhosi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Makhosi | Zimbabwe, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho |
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makhosi khoza South African politician, ZA (b. 1970) |
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| makhosi c. vilakati Liswati politician, SZ (b. 1980) |
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