Jehosophat Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jehosophat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jehosophat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jehosophat Last Name Facts

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

Jehosophat occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jehosophat.

How Common Is The Last Name Jehosophat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jehosophat is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Jehosophat are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Jehosophat is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeosophat951/
Jehosaphat9078/
Jehoshaphat8686/
Jehoshephat861/
Jeosaphat843/
Jehoshaphath821/
Jehoshafat807/
Jeosaphate801/
Yehoshaphat762/
Yehoshafat704/
Yeesapat561/

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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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  • 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 Jehosophat
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