Josaphat Surname

90,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Josaphat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josaphat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti3,1061:3,440465
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Tanzania5721:92,5559,257
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominica11:75,891912
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Josaphat (5,723) may also be a first name.

Josaphat Last Name Facts

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

Josaphat (Oriya: େଯାସାଫାତ) occurs most in Haiti. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josaphat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,675th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,378,911 people. The last name Josaphat is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Josaphat are found; 59 percent are found in Caribbean and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Josaphat is also the 88,321st most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 5,723 people.

This last name is most frequent in Haiti, where it is held by 3,106 people, or 1 in 3,440. In Haiti Josaphat is mostly found in: Artibonite, where 41 percent reside, Ouest, where 33 percent reside and Nord, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Haiti Josaphat exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Josaphat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Josaphat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josaphat last name rose 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josaphat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Josaphat surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Josaphat earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.15% less than the national average, earning $31,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josaphat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josaphat in the Oriya language
େଯାସାଫାତeyasaphata-

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Footnotes

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