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Where Does The Last Name Joseph Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Joseph (Bengali: জোসেফ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺯﻑ, Hindi: जोसफ, Marathi: जोसेफ, Oriya: େଯାେସଫ, Tibetan: ཇོ་སེབ་) has its highest incidence in Haiti. It may occur as a variant: Joséph or Josepĥ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joseph? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Joseph is the 251^st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,418 people. The last name Joseph is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Joseph reside; 27 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Joseph is also the 29^th most common first name internationally It is held by 8,630,833 people.

Joseph is the most frequently occurring last name in 3 countries: Saint Lucia, where 0.4 percent reside, Dominica, where 0.15 percent reside and Antigua and Barbuda, where 0.15 percent reside. The surname Joseph is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is held by 521,600 people, or 1 in 20. In Haiti Joseph is most prevalent in: Ouest, where 28 percent reside, Artibonite, where 17 percent reside and Centre, where 11 percent reside. Barring Haiti Joseph occurs in 205 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Joseph Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Joseph has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joseph surname grew 1,715 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,097 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 441 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joseph Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland, Christian (98%) in Kenya, Maronite (43%) in Lebanon, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Catholic (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Joseph surname are 6.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Joseph earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning €14,672 per year; in Norway they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning 276,898 kr per year; in Peru they earn 52.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,657 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning R 251,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $20,845,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,688 CAD per year.