Josefat Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Josefat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1241:19,4313,426
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Josefat (771) may also be a first name.

Josefat Last Name Facts

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

Josefat (Hindi: जोसेफात) is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Josefat is the 1,497,948th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Josefat are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Josefat is also the 295,600th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 771 people.

It is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 19,431. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 36 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 35 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Josefat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Josefat surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Josefat earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josefate933/
Josefath931/
Josefaat931/
Josefa921,785/
Jossefa866,186/
Josafat861,528/
Jozefat8616/
Yosefat8612/
Josefha865/
Josefas865/
Josefaz863/
Joshefa862/
Josofat861/
Josephat8057,788/
Josafath8068/
Joshafat801/
Yousefat801/
Josafhat801/
Yosefa771,158/
Iosefa77654/
Jozefa7727/
Josefo7727/
Jasefa7710/
Josifa774/
Jožefa774/
Jocefa771/
Cosefa771/
Josephath751,189/
Josephate7534/
Hosseifat757/
Jossephat751/
Jossafath751/
Joesephat751/
Josepha711,188/
Yosafat71479/
Yosofat71105/
Yoseffa7158/
Yoshefa7128/
Iosafat7125/
Yosefah7110/
Yosefha719/
Josifas718/
Khoshsefat716/
Yosefad716/
Jósafat711/
Yosefaa711/
Jusifat711/
Jasafat711/
Khoshcefat711/
Housefeatt710/
Josaphat675,285/
Josophat671,610/
Josephea67185/
Josephau67145/
Yosafath67107/
Josephaj675/
Josiphat673/
Josephai672/
Yossafat672/
Joshepha671/
Yosofatt671/
Joséphat671/

Josefat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josefat in the Hindi language
जोसेफातjosephata-

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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 Josefat
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