Josephath Surname
Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname
Josephath Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,175 | 1:45,057 | 5,091 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Josephath (653) may also be a first name.
Josephath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephath Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josephath occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephath? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 315,551st most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,129,139 people. The surname Josephath is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Josephath live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 324,981st most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 653 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,175 people, or 1 in 45,057. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 72 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephat | 94 | 57,788 | / |
| Josepath | 94 | 7 | / |
| Josephate | 89 | 34 | / |
| Jossephat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Josepat | 88 | 3 | / |
| Josaphat | 82 | 5,285 | / |
| Josophat | 82 | 1,610 | / |
| Josepayt | 82 | 18 | / |
| Josipath | 82 | 4 | / |
| Josiphat | 82 | 3 | / |
| Josefath | 82 | 1 | / |
| Joséphat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Josapath | 82 | 1 | / |
| Joseupait | 78 | 1 | / |
| Joshaphat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Josefat | 75 | 140 | / |
| Josapat | 75 | 35 | / |
| Josipat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yosophat | 71 | 157 | / |
| Josafath | 71 | 68 | / |
| Josepeit | 71 | 40 | / |
| Josefate | 71 | 3 | / |
| Josafhat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jasipath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joshafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josefaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josaphad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yoshaphat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jossafath | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Josephath
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