Josan Surname
Approximately 7,022 people bear this surname
Josan Surname User-submission:
A Surname of Romanian origin, originating in the Romanian principality of Moldavia. Historically, Moldavia was split in two regions: Țara de Jos (low country - plains and steppe) and Țara de Sus (high country - hills and mountains). Josan refers to someone whose roots come from the lowlands.
Read More About This SurnameJosan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 3,430 | 1:1,038 | 76 |
| India | 1,576 | 1:486,717 | 24,690 |
| Romania | 657 | 1:30,560 | 3,893 |
| Iran | 471 | 1:163,020 | 14,010 |
| Canada | 251 | 1:146,795 | 15,033 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Transnistria | 16 | 1:29,669 | 4,918 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Josán (2) are calculated separately.
Josan (5,187) may also be a first name.
Josan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Surname of Romanian origin, originating in the Romanian principality of Moldavia. Historically, Moldavia was split in two regions: Țara de Jos (low country - plains and steppe) and Țara de Sus (high country - hills and mountains). Josan refers to someone whose roots come from the lowlands.
- cjjayJosan is a variation of the Romanian surname Josanu.
In the region of Moldavia in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, the ending -u is usually dropped, so the suffix becomes either -an or -ean.
- cjjayJosan Demographics
Josan Political Affiliation
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Josan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josan (Arabic: جوزن, Bengali: জোসন, Hindi: जोसन, Marathi: जोसन, Oriya: େଯାସାନ) is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Josán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 70,399th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,037,816 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Josan reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 94,034th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 5,187 people.
The last name Josan is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 3,430 people, or 1 in 1,038. In Moldova Josan is most frequent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 25 percent live, Orhei District, where 9 percent live and Rezina District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Moldova this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Romania, where 9 percent live.
Josan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Josan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Josan surname increased 1,530 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Josan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Josan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.21% less than the national average, earning 265,747 kr per year; in Peru they earn 307.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,013 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $58,809 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josan in the Bengali language | ||
| জোসন | josana | - |
| Josan in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसन | josana | 90.68 |
| जोसान | josana | 5.93 |
| जॉसन | josana | 1.69 |
| जोसं | josam | 0.85 |
| जासन | jasana | 0.85 |
| Josan in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसन | josana | 78.13 |
| जॉसन | josana | 10.94 |
| जोस | josa | 3.13 |
| जोसण | josana | 1.56 |
| जोसे | jose | 1.56 |
| जोसान | josana | 1.56 |
| जोसना | josana | 1.56 |
| Josan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାସାନ | eyasana | 33.33 |
| ଜନସାନ | janasana | 16.67 |
| େଯାସନ | eyasana | 16.67 |
| େଜାସାନ | ejasana | 16.67 |
| ଯସାନ | yasana | 16.67 |
| Josan in the Arabic language | ||
| جوزن | jwzn | - |
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