Josephina Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Josephina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Josephina (72,614) may also be a first name.
Josephina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josephina (Marathi: जोसेफीना, Oriya: େଯାେସଫିନା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephina? popularity and diffusion
Josephina is the 812,930th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. Josephina occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Josephina are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Josephina is also the 13,461st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 72,614 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josephina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josephina in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାେସଫିନା | eyaesaphina | 33.33 |
| େଯାେଶଫିନା | eyaesaphina | 33.33 |
| େଜାେସଫୀନା | ejaesaphina | 33.33 |
| Josephina in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसेफीना | josephina | 28.57 |
| जोसेिफना | joseiphana | 14.29 |
| जोसपीन | josapina | 14.29 |
| जोसेफ | josepha | 14.29 |
| जोसफीना | josaphina | 14.29 |
| जोसफीन | josaphina | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Josephina
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