Johseph Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Johseph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johseph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Johseph (51) may also be a first name.

Johseph Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johseph is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johseph? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Johseph reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Johseph is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 43 percent live, Nasarawa, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

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Josehp771,387/
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Josiphe712/
Joschep712/
Joshehp712/
Jaseeph711/
Josheap711/
Geoseph711/
Josseps711/
Joshept711/
Jozepsh711/
Josepps711/
Jhosiph711/
Josheps710/
Jasseph710/
Josef6713,793/
Yosep672,541/
Josip67681/
Iosep67248/
Josev67235/
Joseb6730/
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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 Johseph
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