Josaha Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Josaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Josaha (20) may also be a first name.
Josaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josaha has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Josaha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Josaha are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josaha is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 20 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 28 percent reside, Oyo, where 24 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 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 Josaha
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