Josea Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Josea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Namibia | 57 | 1:42,270 | 5,570 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Joséa (1) are calculated separately.
Josea (1,126) may also be a first name.
Josea Demographics
Average Josea Salary in
United States
$44,065 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josea (Arabic: جوزيي, Hindi: जोश्ीा, Marathi: जोसेफ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Joséa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 928,396th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Josea occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Josea live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josea is also the 237,464th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 1,126 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Josea is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 28 percent reside, Plateau, where 25 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Josea exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Namibia, where 20 percent reside.
Josea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Josea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josea last name increased 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Josea last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.
Josea earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josea in the Hindi language | ||
| जोश्ीा | josia | - |
| Josea in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसेफ | josepha | - |
| Josea in the Arabic language | ||
| جوزيي | jwzyy | - |
| جوزيا | jwzya | - |
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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 Josea
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