Josephant Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Josephant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Josephant (264) may also be a first name.
Josephant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josephant is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephant? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Josephant occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josephant are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 547,545th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 264 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Ondo, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Josephant
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