Jeshua Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jeshua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeshua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6671:265,58115,197
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Jéshua (1) are calculated separately.

Jeshua (1,647) may also be a first name.

Jeshua Last Name Facts

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

Jeshua (Hindi: जेशुआ, Marathi: जॅशुआ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Jéshua. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeshua? popularity and diffusion

Jeshua is the 460,648th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. Jeshua occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jeshua are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,909th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 1,647 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 265,581. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 32 percent live, Adamawa, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Jeshua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jeshua last name is principally Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Jeshua earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jéshua941/
Jheshua921/
Eshua91530/
Jesua91197/
Ojieshua861/
Yeshua83529/
Jessua8338/
Jethua8337/
Ieshua838/
Jeshba835/
Jishua833/
Geshua833/
Jeshwa831/
Eschua831/
Djehua831/
Jesuat831/
Esua802,297/
Djesuah7795/
Joishua771/
Cheshua771/
Eschuea771/
Geishua771/
Jyoshua771/
Sihua73312/
Yesua73108/
Gesua73101/
Jihua7353/
Jehba7334/
Cehua7322/
Essua7318/
Jezua7314/
Jebha7311/
Zesua735/
Jewua734/
Eshva732/
Sesua732/
Ehuaa731/
Eshuo731/
Jeswa731/
Jesuo731/
Jejua731/
Ehsua731/
Jeashwaa713/
Jethva676,999/
Essuah67862/
Sihuay67498/
Saihua6774/
Jaisua6724/
Jehwea6714/
Gishua6713/
Yechua6711/
Seesua6710/
Ijeuwa678/
Heshwa678/
Yoesua675/
Jehbah674/
Suihua674/
Jeebha673/
Yeshva672/
Jyosua672/
Ehewua672/
Ehujua672/
Seahua672/
Ehioua672/
Jehbai672/
Jahjua672/
Jichua672/
Jishwa671/
Soihua671/
Jetsuo671/
Yehuaz671/
Jevhad671/
Jhijua671/
Jesvad671/
Jesvat671/
Jeswad671/
Jaihua671/
Seshva671/
Geisua671/
Gethua671/
Gesuah671/
Ehisua671/
Jeswai671/
Geshwa671/
Ojieua671/
Ijehwa671/
Jihuaa671/
Jehwou671/
Chesua670/
Jiosua670/
Eswaha670/
Cessua670/

Jeshua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeshua in the Hindi language
जेशुआjesu'a-
Jeshua in the Marathi language
जॅशुआjesu'a66.67
जेशुआjesu'a33.33

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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 Jeshua
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