Jashua Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Jashua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 249 | 1:711,417 | 32,711 |
| Marshall Islands | 28 | 1:1,851 | 445 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Jashua (939) may also be a first name.
Jashua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jashua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jashua (Bengali: যশোয়া, Hindi: जाशुआ, Marathi: जशुआ, Oriya: ଯଶୁଆ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jashua? popularity and diffusion
Jashua is the 828,895th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname Jashua occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Jashua are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 263,758th most common first name globally It is held by 939 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 711,417. In Nigeria Jashua is most numerous in: Borno, where 24 percent live, Adamawa, where 17 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 8 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
Jashua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jashua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jashua surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jashua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jashua in the Hindi language | ||
| जाशुआ | jasu'a | - |
| Jashua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯଶୁଆ | yasu'a | 75 |
| ଯାସୁଆ | yasu'a | 12.5 |
| ଯାଶୁଆ | yasu'a | 12.5 |
| Jashua in the Marathi language | ||
| जशुआ | jasu'a | 66.67 |
| जौशुवा | jausuva | 33.33 |
| Jashua in the Bengali language | ||
| যশোয়া | yasoya | 40 |
| যশুওয়া | yasu'oya | 20 |
| জাসুয়া | jasuya | 20 |
| যশুয়া | yasuya | 20 |
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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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- 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 Jashua
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