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) is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josas is the 4,206,983rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Josas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Josas reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Josas is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 379,324. In Lithuania Josas is most frequent in: Panevėžys County, where 50 percent are found and Vilnius County, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Lithuania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.
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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