Josephf Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Josephf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Josephf (24) may also be a first name.
Josephf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josephf is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Josephf are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 24 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 45 percent reside, Gombe, where 45 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 27 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 Josephf
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