Josawa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Josawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Josawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josawa (Marathi: जोसवा) is found most in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josawa? popularity and diffusion
Josawa is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Josawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Josawa live; 60 percent live in East Asia and 60 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Josawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,204,921. In Japan it is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josawa in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसवा | josava | - |
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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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