Josephina Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Josephina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josephina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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 held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josephina? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 812,930th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Josephina reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,461st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 72,614 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josephina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josephina in the Oriya language
େଯାେସଫିନାeyaesaphina33.33
େଯାେଶଫିନାeyaesaphina33.33
େଜାେସଫୀନାejaesaphina33.33
Josephina in the Marathi language
जोसेफीनाjosephina28.57
जोसेिफनाjoseiphana14.29
जोसपीनjosapina14.29
जोसेफjosepha14.29
जोसफीनाjosaphina14.29
जोसफीनjosaphina14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Josephina
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