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
The surname Joju (Hindi: जोजू, Marathi: जोजु, Oriya: େଯାଜୁ) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 264,801st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,930,681 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Joju are found; 79 percent are found in East Asia and 79 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 97,263rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 4,912 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,162 people, or 1 in 110,021. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 45 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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