Josefu Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Josefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 201 | 1:263,391 | 21,014 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Josefů (4) are calculated separately.
Josefu (376) may also be a first name.
Josefu Demographics
Average Josefu Salary in
South Africa
R 138,504
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Josefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josefu (Marathi: जोसेफु) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant: Josefů. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josefu? popularity and diffusion
Josefu is the 853,416th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josefu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 447,400th most common first name internationally, borne by 376 people.
The surname Josefu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 263,391. In Tanzania Josefu is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 75 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Josefu Last Name Statistics demography
Josefu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.72% less than the national average, earning R 138,504 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josefů | 94 | 4 | / |
| Josefus | 92 | 252 | / |
| Joshefu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Josefhus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yosefu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Jusefu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hosefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djossefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josephu | 77 | 796 | / |
| Yosefus | 77 | 78 | / |
| Sosefou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jozefus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eosefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josifus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yousefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jozefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josephus | 71 | 592 | / |
| Josephau | 71 | 145 | / |
| Yozefu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yusefu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hosifu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yosofu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josepheus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josephous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josephaus | 67 | 0 | / |
Josefu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josefu in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसेफु | josephu | - |
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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 Josefu
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