Josas Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Josas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Josas (41) may also be a first name.
Josas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josas (Hindi: जोसस) occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Josas live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Baltic Europe. Josas is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
Josas is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 379,324. In Lithuania Josas is most numerous in: Panevėžys County, where 50 percent live and Vilnius County, where 50 percent live. Outside of Lithuania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josas in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसस | josasa | - |
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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 Josas
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