Josawa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Josawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Josawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Josawa (Marathi: जोसवा) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Josawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Josawa reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Josawa is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,204,921. In Japan it is most numerous in: Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Kagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jossawa9216/
Josiawa926/
Jousawa921/
Joshawa921/
Joshaway8630/
Joosawat8612/
Joosawad862/
Joshauwa862/
Zosawa831,359/
Yosawa83333/
Jusawa83221/
Sosawa83116/
Josava8338/
Jasawa838/
Josowa837/
Josewa836/
Josaba835/
Iosawa833/
Jozawa833/
Jojawa831/
Iosawat77289/
Jusawat77115/
Joshava7765/
Jusawas778/
Jushawa778/
Joshowa777/
Joshaba775/
Jasawad774/
Jusawad773/
Josiewa773/
Jasawas771/
Jashawa771/
Josauva771/
Jojawat771/
Sossawa771/
Soisawa771/
Yosawad771/
Joshawy770/
Yodsawat7190/
Yodsawai7169/
Yodsawad7138/
Jiasawad7123/
Yotsawat7114/
Yodsawas7113/
Yoosawai7112/
Juisawat715/
Yotsawad714/
Jusawath714/
Juisawad713/
Josabhai713/
Yoysawas712/
Yoysawat712/
Jashaway712/
Jasayway711/
Oiusawat711/
Yodsaway711/
Juysawad711/
Jasawath711/
Jushaway711/
Joshuowa711/
Youssawa711/
Sazawa67740/
Iosava67738/
Yasawa67112/
Joseva6788/
Sasowa6775/
Sasawa6751/
Yusawa6746/
Josabi6737/
Sosowa6730/
Yosava6728/
Jasava6722/
Josova6720/
Jajowa6714/
Josavi677/
Jusowa677/
Jazowa676/
Yozawa676/
Jasowa675/
Yodsawasd674/
Jasewa674/
Zasawa674/
Eosava673/
Yosaba672/
Jasawi672/
Oiusahwat672/
Jazawa671/
Jasaba671/
Jojowa671/
Jasawe671/
Jasawy671/
Jozava671/
Yosowa671/
Zosaba671/
Sosawo671/

Josawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josawa in the Marathi language
जोसवाjosava-

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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 Josawa
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