Joburg Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Joburg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Joburg (239) may also be a first name.
Joburg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joburg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joburg occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joburg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Joburg is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Joburg occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Joburg are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 239 people.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Joburg is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found and Finland, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josburgh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoburg | 83 | 257 | / |
| Jaburg | 83 | 134 | / |
| Joberg | 83 | 30 | / |
| Coburg | 83 | 28 | / |
| Juburg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joosburgh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Homburg | 77 | 3,486 | / |
| Hjoberg | 77 | 67 | / |
| Hosburg | 77 | 13 | / |
| Cobourg | 77 | 11 | / |
| Josberg | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jouberg | 77 | 5 | / |
| Johborg | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yooburg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobourg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jobourk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zosburg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jabourg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Souburg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sohburg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scoburg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hoburgh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hosburgh | 71 | 76 | / |
| Scoburgh | 71 | 45 | / |
| Jochberg | 71 | 34 | / |
| Hombourg | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jaubourg | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hochburg | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yosburgh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jousberg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Housburg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zosburgh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Homburgh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoberg | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Jaberg | 67 | 812 | / |
| Soberg | 67 | 479 | / |
| Juberg | 67 | 346 | / |
| Coberg | 67 | 114 | / |
| Zoberg | 67 | 32 | / |
| Jobark | 67 | 24 | / |
| Juborg | 67 | 11 | / |
| Scouburgh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jaborg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoborg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haburg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coubourgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jobirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoberg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saburg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hjousberg | 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 Joburg
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