Josamu Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Josamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Zimbabwe | 220 | 1:70,174 | 10,440 |
| Tanzania | 48 | 1:1,102,950 | 46,388 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Josamu (888) may also be a first name.
Josamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josamu is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 358,623rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. Josamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josamu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Josamu is also the 272,746th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 888 people.
The last name Josamu is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jossamu | 92 | 301 | / |
| Joosamu | 92 | 46 | / |
| Iosamu | 83 | 444 | / |
| Yosamu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Josemu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hosamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sosamu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Josomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jusamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cosamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soosamu | 77 | 138 | / |
| Hoosamu | 77 | 116 | / |
| Eiosamu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Jusamut | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jasiamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jasamut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cossamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yotsamut | 71 | 41 | / |
| Yodsamut | 71 | 19 | / |
| Yossamut | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yodsamud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hossamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jiasamut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jusamuth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choosamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogiosamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hajsamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sasamu | 67 | 369 | / |
| Yasamu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hasamu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Choosamut | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sosomu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jajamu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hozamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yozamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zasamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoosamudd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Josamu
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