Josam Surname
Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname
Josam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| Tanzania | 550 | 1:96,257 | 9,571 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Josam (2,544) may also be a first name.
Josam Demographics
Average Josam Salary in
United States
$26,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josam (Hindi: जोसम, Marathi: जोसम) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 235,214th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,259,232 people. The surname Josam occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Josam are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Josam is also the 146,138th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 2,544 people.
Josam is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Josam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Josam are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Josam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 52.79% less than the national average, earning R 112,200 per year and in United States they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning $26,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josam in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसम | josama | - |
| Josam in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसम | josama | - |
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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 Josam
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