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Where Does The Last Name Josa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Josa (Arabic: جوزع, Hindi: जोसा, Marathi: जोसा, Oriya: େଜାଷା) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Josâ, Jósa or Josã. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Josa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 74,454^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,103,839 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Josa are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Josa is also the 122,397^th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,388 people.

The last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 3,307 people, or 1 in 14,446. In Colombia Josa is most frequent in: Nariño Department, where 70 percent live, Putumayo Department, where 14 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent live. Other than Colombia this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 12 percent live and Haiti, where 12 percent live.

Josa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Josa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Josa surname increased 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Josa surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Josa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.37% less than the national average, earning R 82,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.03% less than the national average, earning $16,792,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 32.69% more than the national average, earning $57,253 USD per year.