Jocelia Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Jocelia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jocelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Jôcelia (1) & Jocélia (1) are calculated separately.

Jocelia (12,321) may also be a first name.

Jocelia Last Name Facts

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

Jocelia is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as a variant: Jôcelia or Jocélia. For other potential spellings of Jocelia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jocelia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jocelia is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Jocelia occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Jocelia live; 91 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America. Jocelia is also the 53,215th most common forename at a global level, held by 12,321 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Ceará, where 20 percent reside, Maranhão, where 20 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent reside.

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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 Jocelia
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