Joh Surname

47,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Joh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan7,3981:1,543305
United States1,1861:305,61528,106
Cameroon4911:42,3005,618
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
India2711:2,830,50086,615
Malaysia1921:153,6169,561
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Liberia1121:39,3623,634
Germany971:829,95360,372
South Korea671:764,780283
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
Vietnam481:1,930,1262,169
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia321:843,61652,533
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
China131:105,178,5825,529
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway61:857,04855,549
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Gambia41:480,863548
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Joh (4,794) may also be a first name.

Joh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joh (Arabic: جوه, Hindi: जॉह, Marathi: जोह, Tibetan: བྱོའུ་) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joh is the 47,451st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 668,214 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Joh reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 98,762nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 4,794 people.

It is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 7,398 people, or 1 in 1,543. Besides South Sudan it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Joh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Joh surname expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Joh surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Joh surname are 2.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Joh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 417.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 100,408 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning $68,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josh865,356/
Joch861,788/
Jodh861,202/
Jouh86644/
Joyh86322/
Johh8664/
Johu8654/
Jioh8625/
Joph8612/
Johy869/
Jhoh866/
Jyoh864/
Johj862/
Jjoh861/
Joih861/
Hjoh861/
Jo80438,529/
Josph75600/
Joush75141/
Jhojh7560/
Joosh7551/
Joish7533/
Ajioh7530/
Jjoha7521/
Jocht7519/
Joidh7518/
Joohs7518/
Jotch7517/
Johsz7516/
Juoch7512/
Jouch7512/
Hjouh7510/
Joshp759/
Joodh754/
Joudh754/
Ijohe754/
Jooch753/
Jossh753/
Jihoh753/
Johdh752/
Jouht752/
Jothd751/
Jouhs751/
Jozph751/
Jooht751/
Aijoh751/
Johhy751/
Ejjoh751/
D'Joh751/
Ejioh751/
Juosh751/
Joych750/
Jha671,187,034/
Joy67209,343/
Joo6749,298/
Jah6725,414/
Joj679,965/
Yoh675,415/
Jos675,059/
Jou674,779/
Jop674,172/
Joa673,973/
Jot671,569/
Joi671,300/
Ijo671,175/
Jod671,047/
Jho67590/
Jio67476/
Eoh67438/
Juo67407/
Jyo67251/
Joscht67230/
Joz67195/
Joucht67171/
Joč6754/
Ioh6735/
Joø6728/
Joshph6721/
Johová6713/
Hjo6713/
Ojioha6712/
Joć6711/
Jgo6710/
Joï679/
Hijosh678/
Jjo677/
Ajhojh674/
Jousph673/
Ahijoh672/
Jousch672/
Jyothp671/
Johaja671/
Joschs671/
Jospph671/
Jossph671/
Ejioha671/
Jáh671/
Joá671/
Jhá671/
Johowa671/
Joî671/
Joő671/
Joosht671/
Jiohou671/
Johsph671/
Joë671/
Josdph671/

Joh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joh in the Tibetan language
བྱོའུ་jo'u-
Joh in the Marathi language
जोहjoha83.33
जॉहjoha16.67
Joh in the Hindi language
जॉहjoha54.55
जोहjoha45.45
Joh in the Arabic language
جوهjwh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joh
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