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
The last name Josefo is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josefo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Josefo reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Luso-South America. Josefo is also the 852,104th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 120 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil Josefo is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 70 percent reside, Bahia, where 9 percent reside and Ceará, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Josefo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 7 percent reside and Angola, where 4 percent reside.
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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