Josamo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Josamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Josamo (3) may also be a first name.

Josamo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josamo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Josamo is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Josamo is the 10,311,814th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Josamo is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Josamo reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous given name globally, held by 3 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Josamo is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joutsamo8613/
Josama83185/
Cosamo839/
Hosamo835/
Sosamo831/
Jozamo831/
Hossamo772/
Yiosamo771/
Joshama771/
Houssamo716/
Jousamaa715/
Hossamou713/
Hajsamou711/
Joshamma711/
Joosamma711/
Jacomo671,825/
Jacamo671,678/
Sasomo67286/
Hasamo6794/
Casamo6755/
Josema6728/
Sasamo6723/
Jusama6719/
Yasamo6712/
Jasama6711/
Jácamo6710/
Sosama679/
Jozama676/
Chotsamot675/
Yosama674/
Jojama674/
Josoma674/
Sosomo672/
Cocamo672/
Cosomo672/
Jajamo671/
Hosama671/
Jocomo671/
Jacemo671/
Yodsamoot671/
Yossamoot671/
Cosama671/
Sozamo671/
Yocamo671/
Jãcomo671/
Iajomo671/

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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 Josamo
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