Joseph-Thomas Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Joseph-Thomas Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Joseph & Thomas.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Joseph-Thomas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Joseph-Thomas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joseph-Thomas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Joseph-Thomas has its highest incidence in Trinidad and Tobago. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joseph-Thomas? popularity and diffusion

Joseph-Thomas is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Joseph-Thomas live; 88 percent live in Caribbean and 88 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most prevalent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 64,951. In Trinidad and Tobago it is primarily found in: San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 29 percent live, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 19 percent live and Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 14 percent live. Other than Trinidad and Tobago Joseph-Thomas exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Grenada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josephthomas963/
Joseph Thomas922/
Joseftomas781/
Joseph-Adams722/
Joseph Adams642/

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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 Joseph-Thomas
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