Where Does The Last Name Joeph Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Joeph (Marathi: जोसेफ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joeph? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,115,011^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Joeph are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joeph is also the 505,965^th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 303 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Joeph is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 16 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 26 percent live.

Joeph Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Joeph has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joeph last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.