Josefe Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Josefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Josefe (333) may also be a first name.
Josefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josefe (Hindi: जोसेफे, Marathi: जोसेफॅ) is most common in Brazil. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josefe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Josefe live; 48 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 479,726th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 333 people.
The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil it is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 67 percent reside, Paraná, where 20 percent reside and Bahia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Josefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Josefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Josefe surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josefe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josefe in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसेफे | josephe | - |
| Josefe in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसेफॅ | josephe | - |
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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 Josefe
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