Josaah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Josaah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Josaah (13) may also be a first name.
Josaah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josaah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josaah occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josaah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Josaah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Josaah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josaah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josaah is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 13 people.
Josaah is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Josaah is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Josaah
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