Josefa Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Josefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico6441:192,7435,312
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
Brazil2371:903,26732,376
Lesotho1121:18,1483,866
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Angola491:550,8002,323
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
United States331:10,983,604436,696
India301:25,568,846339,406
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
France131:5,109,440259,941
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Fiji41:223,5982,635
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Josefa (1,239,602) may also be a first name.

Josefa Last Name Facts

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

Josefa (Arabic: جوسيفا, Hindi: जोसेफा, Marathi: जोसेफा) is found most in Mexico. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,277th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Josefa are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 651st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,239,602 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 644 people, or 1 in 192,743. In Mexico Josefa is most frequent in: Puebla, where 25 percent are found, Veracruz, where 22 percent are found and San Luis Potosí, where 13 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Josefa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Josefa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josefa surname grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josefa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Josefa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 74.54% less than the national average, earning R 60,504 per year and in United States they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning $20,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jossefa926,186/
Josefat92140/
Josefha925/
Josefas925/
Josefaz923/
Joshefa922/
Josefaat861/
Yosefa831,158/
Josafa83915/
Iosefa83654/
Josefi83368/
Josefy83119/
Josefe8331/
Jozefa8327/
Josefo8327/
Jasefa8310/
Hosefa837/
Jožefa834/
Josifa834/
Jusefa832/
Josofa831/
Jocefa831/
Cosefa831/
Josepha771,188/
Yoseffa7758/
Joseffy7733/
Yoshefa7728/
Jousefi7719/
Jozefat7716/
Yosefat7712/
Josafaa7711/
Yosefah7710/
Yosefha779/
Joseffi778/
Josifas778/
Yosefad776/
Josefer774/
Joshafa774/
Josepfi773/
Josefit772/
Josafau771/
Yosefaa771/
Jhosafa771/
Jozsefi771/
Yousefa771/
Josiefe771/
Josephat7157,788/
Josephea71185/
Josephau71145/
Joseffer7138/
Joussefi716/
Josephaj715/
Josephai712/
Johsefer711/
Jossafah711/
Jhosefhy711/
Jossoffa711/
Josseffi711/
Jhoseffy711/
Joshepha711/
Joshefer711/
Josseffy710/
Josepfie710/
Yosefe676,796/
Yosefi671,417/
Sasefa67503/
Yusefa67461/
Josifi67229/
Iosefo67141/
Yosofa6750/
Yosefy6747/
Jozefy6743/
Yasefa6723/
Hozefa6718/
Sosefo6717/
Jozefi6713/
Jusefi6712/
Yosifa678/
Jusefe677/
Hosseifat677/
Iosifa675/
Jozafa674/
Iosefe674/
Josheffer674/
Jasifa672/
Josephach671/
Juzefa671/
Jasofa671/
Jossephat671/
Zasefa671/
Sazefa671/
Djossefou671/
Joséfi671/
Jhousefer671/
Josepheau671/
Josafo671/
Josephaus670/

Josefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josefa in the Hindi language
जोसेफाjosepha-
Josefa in the Marathi language
जोसेफाjosepha69.23
जोसेफjosepha23.08
जोसफjosapha7.69
Josefa in the Arabic language
جوسيفاjwsyfa-
جوزيفاjwzyfa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Josefa
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