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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Joséa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 928,396th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Josea live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 237,464th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,126 people.
The last name Josea is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Josea is most common in: Kaduna, where 28 percent live, Plateau, where 25 percent live and Nasarawa, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria Josea occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Namibia, where 20 percent live.
Josea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Josea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josea surname rose 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Josea surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political 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
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- 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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