Josephie Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Josephie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josephie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Josephie (339) may also be a first name.

Josephie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josephie is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josephie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Josephie is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Josephie are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Josephie is also the 474,488th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 339 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Nunavut, where 100 percent live. Beside Canada this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Josephie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Josephie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josephie last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Josephie
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