Joaf Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Joaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Joaf (35) may also be a first name.
Joaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joaf occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Joaf is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Joaf live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Joaf is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 28 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jouaf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Jzoaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joafe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joawf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djoafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djouaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joab | 75 | 2,040 | / |
| Soaf | 75 | 516 | / |
| Yoaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coaf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Djouafe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Joaib | 67 | 245 | / |
| Joaph | 67 | 16 | / |
| Djoaw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jaouf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zouaf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jahof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoasf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soaif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jouab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djouaffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scoaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sohaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoaft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoafs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Joaf
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