Josephat Surname

9,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Josephat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josephat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania55,7141:950121
Kenya1,0191:45,3194,684
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Nigeria3701:478,76424,094
Namibia691:34,9195,039
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Joséphat (1) are calculated separately.

Josephat (93,148) may also be a first name.

Josephat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josephat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Josephat (Marathi: जोसेफ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Joséphat. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josephat? popularity and diffusion

Josephat is the 9,772nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 126,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josephat reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 10,858th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 93,148 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 55,714 people, or 1 in 950. In Tanzania Josephat is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 26 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.

Josephat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

The amount Josephat earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 35.33% less than the national average, earning R 153,672 per year and in United States they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning $28,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josephat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josephat in the Marathi language
जोसेफjosepha-

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Footnotes

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