Josei Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Josei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 214 | 1:597,403 | 15,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Josei (1,033) may also be a first name.
Josei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josei (Hindi: जोशी) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Josei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Josei reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 249,584th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,033 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 597,403. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Okinawa Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Gunma Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josei in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशी | josi | - |
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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 Josei
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