Josaia Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Josaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Josaia (2,182) may also be a first name.
Josaia Demographics
Average Josaia Salary in
South Africa
R 90,324
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Josaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josaia (Arabic: جوشعيا) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Josaia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josaia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Josaia is the 2,333,370th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Josaia reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Josaia is also the 160,445th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 2,182 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea Josaia is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 43 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent live and Milne Bay, where 16 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Josaia exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Fiji, where 13 percent live.
Josaia Last Name Statistics demography
Josaia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.99% less than the national average, earning R 90,324 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josaia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josaia in the Arabic language | ||
| جوشعيا | jwshya | - |
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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 Josaia
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