Joju Surname
Approximately 1,478 people bear this surname
Joju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,162 | 1:110,021 | 6,394 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Joju (4,912) may also be a first name.
Joju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joju (Hindi: जोजू, Marathi: जोजु, Oriya: େଯାଜୁ) is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joju? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 264,801st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,930,681 people. The surname Joju is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Joju live; 79 percent live in East Asia and 79 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Joju is also the 97,263rd most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 4,912 people.
This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 110,021. In Japan Joju is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 18 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live. Beside Japan Joju exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joju in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାଜୁ | eyaju | - |
| Joju in the Hindi language | ||
| जोजू | joju | 71.89 |
| जोजु | joju | 28.11 |
| Joju in the Marathi language | ||
| जोजु | joju | 61.76 |
| जोजू | joju | 35.29 |
| ऑजु | oju | 2.94 |
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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
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- 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 Joju
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