Josefo Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Josefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Josefo (120) may also be a first name.
Josefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josefo occurs most in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Josefo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josefo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josefo is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Josefo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Josefo are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 85 percent are found in Luso-South America. Josefo is also the 852,104th most frequent first name on earth, held by 120 people.
The surname Josefo is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 70 percent live, Bahia, where 9 percent live and Ceará, where 4 percent live. Besides Brazil Josefo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Angola, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josefa | 83 | 1,785 | / |
| Iosefo | 83 | 141 | / |
| Sosefo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Josafo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djossefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jossefa | 77 | 6,186 | / |
| Josefat | 77 | 140 | / |
| Josepho | 77 | 35 | / |
| Josefha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Josefas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Josefaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sosefou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yousefo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Joshefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jozefho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eosefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jozefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josephoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Josefaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yosefa | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Josafa | 67 | 915 | / |
| Iosefa | 67 | 654 | / |
| Jozefa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jasefa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hosefa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jožefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jusefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yousseffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cosefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jocefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josephous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casefo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Josefo
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