Jehoshaphat Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Jehoshaphat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jehoshaphat (1,111) may also be a first name.
Jehoshaphat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jehoshaphat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jehoshaphat occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jehoshaphat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jehoshaphat are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 239,289th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 1,111 people.
The surname Jehoshaphat is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 25 percent reside, Taraba, where 20 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jehoshaphath | 96 | 1 | / |
| Jehosaphat | 95 | 78 | / |
| Yehoshaphat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Jehoshephat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jeosaphat | 90 | 3 | / |
| Jehoshafat | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jehosophat | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jeosaphate | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jeosophat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yehoshafat | 76 | 4 | / |
| Yeesapat | 63 | 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
- 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 Jehoshaphat
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