Johsua Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Johsua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johsua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Johsua (487) may also be a first name.

Johsua Last Name Facts

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

Johsua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Johsua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Johsua reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 385,164th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 487 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent live, Ogun, where 9 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johshua921/
Josuah831,808/
Josuha83527/
Joseua834/
Josaua834/
Josoua831/
Yohsua831/
Joshuah77128/
Joshoua7736/
Joshuua777/
Jochoua772/
Josohua772/
Josheua771/
Jahshua771/
Josahua771/
Joshuha771/
Josuhas771/
Joshaua771/
Josuá738/
Jasuah679/
Yosuah677/
Jasuha672/
Josiuo671/
Iosuah671/
Jajoua671/

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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 Johsua
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