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
Josaah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josaah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josaah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josaah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josaah is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Josaah is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent live.
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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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