Josap Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Josap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Josap (632) may also be a first name.
Josap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josap Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josap (Hindi: जोसप, Marathi: जोसप, Oriya: େଯାଶାପ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Josap.
How Common Is The Last Name Josap? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,453,389th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Josap are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Josap is also the 331,170th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 632 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 5,326,843. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 26 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Telangana, where 18 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josap Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josap in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसप | josapa | - |
| Josap in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसप | josapa | 90.48 |
| जोसाप | josapa | 4.76 |
| जॉसप | josapa | 1.59 |
| Josap in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାଶାପ | eyasapa | 25 |
| େଜାସପ | ejasapa | 25 |
| େଯାସାପ | eyasapa | 25 |
| େଯାସପ | eyasapa | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Josap
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