Josaf Surname
Approximately 4,237 people bear this surname
Josaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,107 | 1:186,770 | 11,345 |
| Pakistan | 86 | 1:2,077,254 | 19,688 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Josaf (4,160) may also be a first name.
Josaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josaf (Hindi: जोसफ, Marathi: जोसफ़) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Josaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josaf is the 109,788th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,719,978 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Josaf reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Josaf is also the 107,701st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 4,160 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 4,107 people, or 1 in 186,770. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 51 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent reside and Haryana, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account India it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josaf in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसफ | josapha | 99.3 |
| जोसफ़ | josafa | 0.23 |
| Josaf in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसफ़ | josafa | 47.32 |
| जोसफ | josapha | 46.43 |
| जोसाफ | josapha | 3.57 |
| जोसेफ़ | josefa | 1.79 |
| जॉसफ़ | josafa | 0.89 |
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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 Josaf
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