Goshua Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Goshua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 75 | 1:49,941 | 6,249 |
| Liberia | 51 | 1:86,442 | 7,100 |
| Abkhazia | 13 | 1:18,682 | 1,816 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Goshua (14) may also be a first name.
Goshua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goshua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goshua (Georgian: გოშუა, Russian: Гошуа) is found in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goshua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Goshua occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Goshua live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia. Goshua is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The surname Goshua is most widespread in Georgia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 49,941. In Georgia Goshua is mostly concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 57 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 28 percent are found and Adjara, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Georgia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent are found and Abkhazia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goshua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goshua in the Georgian language | ||
| გოშუა | goshua | - |
| Goshua in the Russian language | ||
| Гошуа | gosua | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goshua
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