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 found most in Malawi. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josam? popularity and diffusion
Josam is the 235,214th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,259,232 people. This last name is primarily found 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. It is also the 146,138th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,544 people.
The last name Josam is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Josam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Josam are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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