Josefina Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Josefina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
India61:127,844,230863,365
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Josefina (1,005,680) may also be a first name.

Josefina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josefina (Arabic: جوسفينا, Hindi: जोसेफीना, Marathi: जोसेिफना) is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefina? popularity and diffusion

The surname Josefina is the 566,665th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. Josefina is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Josefina live; 54 percent live in Caribbean and 54 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Josefina is also the 890th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,005,680 people.

It is most common in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 34,776. Without taking into account The Dominican Republic this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 15 percent live.

Josefina Last Name Statistics demography

Josefina earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning $18,025,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josefina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josefina in the Marathi language
जोसेिफनाjoseiphana60
जोसेफीनाjosephina40
Josefina in the Hindi language
जोसेफीनाjosephina50
जोसेफिनाjosephina50
Josefina in the Arabic language
جوسفيناjwsfyna-

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