Josephine Surname

18,318^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 30,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Burundi

Highest density in:

Burundi

Josephine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Josephine Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Burundi	8,774	1:1,117	317
Rwanda	4,961	1:2,291	543
DR Congo	4,084	1:18,090	2,253
Chad	3,659	1:3,715	615
Ethiopia	2,093	1:46,606	5,024
Nigeria	1,308	1:135,430	8,751
France	733	1:90,618	13,048
Ghana	623	1:43,372	4,874
India	447	1:1,716,030	61,883
United States	389	1:931,771	69,805
Israel	372	1:23,004	3,398
Kenya	347	1:133,083	10,922
Cameroon	316	1:65,725	8,325
Papua New Guinea	306	1:26,646	2,986
Indonesia	303	1:436,466	36,510
Ivory Coast	181	1:127,465	6,209
Hong Kong	127	1:57,760	1,031
Malaysia	126	1:234,081	13,392
Botswana	121	1:18,074	3,590
Singapore	116	1:47,480	1,839
Australia	110	1:245,415	22,739
Zambia	91	1:174,175	11,962
England	52	1:1,071,501	51,923
Mauritius	50	1:25,868	5,280
New Zealand	39	1:116,111	14,715
Seychelles	35	1:2,640	506
United Arab Emirates	33	1:277,645	19,302
Uganda	32	1:1,219,977	48,798
Thailand	24	1:2,943,264	289,518
Canada	19	1:1,939,242	123,675
Sudan	16	1:2,344,387	4,438
South Africa	16	1:3,386,106	119,139
Madagascar	16	1:1,478,115	2,908
Liberia	16	1:275,533	16,331
Ireland	15	1:313,929	10,911
China	15	1:91,154,771	4,767
Philippines	13	1:7,787,556	197,164
Qatar	12	1:196,500	26,891
Russia	11	1:13,102,096	377,010
Brazil	9	1:23,786,037	375,389
Pakistan	7	1:25,520,555	84,222
American Samoa	6	1:9,293	1,961
Germany	5	1:16,101,092	397,699
Fiji	4	1:223,598	2,635
Burkina Faso	4	1:4,588,025	21,573
Iceland	4	1:95,022	4,787
Denmark	4	1:1,411,179	60,800
Belgium	4	1:2,874,161	111,046
Greece	4	1:2,769,948	101,568
Congo	3	1:1,663,032	27,638
Zimbabwe	3	1:5,146,080	115,446
Macau	3	1:200,543	803
Solomon Islands	3	1:193,343	19,495
Sweden	2	1:4,923,378	241,212
Scotland	2	1:2,676,908	51,579
Switzerland	2	1:4,106,458	122,336
Taiwan	2	1:11,722,373	63,559
Spain	2	1:23,376,018	128,922
Tanzania	2	1:26,470,806	111,653
Argentina	2	1:21,371,707	253,176
Guyana	2	1:381,110	13,532
Togo	1	1:7,247,768	12,049
Syria	1	1:19,301,022	22,457
Tunisia	1	1:610,626	30,336
Bangladesh	1	1:159,356,773	26,077
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Vanuatu	1	1:263,276	2,086
Vietnam	1	1:92,646,054	8,382
Sri Lanka	1	1:20,808,560	18,521
Wales	1	1:3,094,532	44,023
Senegal	1	1:14,579,342	11,705
New Caledonia	1	1:276,223	10,363
Kuwait	1	1:3,800,694	27,187
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Japan	1	1:127,844,293	73,547
Jamaica	1	1:2,869,947	13,896
Malawi	1	1:17,119,109	34,144
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Malta	1	1:430,272	3,380
Mexico	1	1:124,126,205	103,776
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Netherlands	1	1:16,887,176	156,465
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Italy	1	1:61,156,688	199,583
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
Dominica	1	1:75,891	912
Poland	1	1:38,008,749	231,653
Guam	1	1:160,121	4,893
Saint Lucia	1	1:178,781	3,800
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	17	1:260,580	11,064

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	2	1:12,187,685	173,419

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	26	1:1,931,488	97,398

The alternate forms: Joséphine (16) are calculated separately.

Josephine (1,844,031) may also be a first name.

Josephine Demographics

Average Josephine Salary in
United States

$33,244^USD

Per year

Rank:

929,583 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

6.82137E-5

Rank: 102,364 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

77.04%

Sample size: 175 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Josephine Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josephine Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Josephine (Bengali: জোসেফইনএন, Hindi: जोसपिन, Marathi: जोसफीन, Oriya: େଯାସଫିନ) is carried by more people in Burundi than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Joséphine. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Josephine? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Josephine is the 18,318^th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 242,023 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Josephine are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 350^th most common first name internationally, held by 1,844,031 people.

The surname Josephine is most frequently held in Burundi, where it is borne by 8,774 people, or 1 in 1,117. Excluding Burundi Josephine is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Josephine Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Josephine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Josephine last name grew 1,496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Josephine Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Josephine surname are 11.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Josephine earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.96% less than the national average, earning $33,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.65% less than the national average, earning $31,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Joséphine	96	16	/
Josephinep	95	10	/
Josephinne	95	6	/
Joesephine	95	4	/
Joshephine	95	2	/
Josiephine	95	2	/
Johsephine	95	1	/
Josephinie	95	1	/
Josepheine	95	1	/
Joseyphine	95	1	/
Josesphine	95	1	/
Josephines	95	1	/
Josephinej	95	1	/
Josephiner	95	1	/
Josephin	94	135	/
Josepine	94	16	/
Yosephine	89	415	/
Josephina	89	343	/
Josephien	89	19	/
Josephene	89	9	/
Josephain	89	7	/
Josiphine	89	7	/
Jusephine	89	6	/
Josophine	89	5	/
Josephune	89	3	/
Josaphine	89	3	/
Jasephine	89	3	/
Josefhine	89	3	/
Zosephine	89	2	/
Joshepine	89	2	/
Josephini	89	2	/
Jossephin	89	1	/
Sosephine	89	1	/
Josephiny	89	1	/
Jozephine	89	1	/
Josehpine	89	1	/
Yoshephine	84	10	/
Joshephina	84	2	/
Joscephina	84	1	/
Josephinna	84	1	/
Joshiphine	84	1	/
Josephen	82	143	/
Yosephin	82	66	/
Josefine	82	26	/
Yosepine	82	10	/
Josepene	82	1	/
Yosephina	78	313	/
Yosiphine	78	42	/
Yosaphine	78	23	/
Josepheen	78	3	/
Zozephine	78	2	/
Yosophine	78	2	/
Yosephien	78	1	/
Josepaina	78	1	/
Josefhina	78	1	/
Jasephene	78	1	/
Josephena	78	1	/
Josiphina	78	1	/
Josophyne	78	1	/
Josohpine	78	1	/
Josephent	78	1	/
Joshopine	78	1	/
Yoshepine	78	1	/
Joshephen	78	1	/
Josepheena	74	8	/
Juocepiene	74	1	/
Yosefine	71	81	/
Yosephyn	71	15	/
Jusefine	71	14	/
Josefini	71	7	/
Josefain	71	7	/
Josefiny	71	4	/
Jozefine	71	2	/
Josafine	71	2	/
Josefene	71	1	/
Josofine	71	1	/
Josiphen	71	1	/
Josapini	71	1	/
Zatsepine	67	12	/
Yosefhina	67	3	/
Yozephina	67	2	/
Yozophine	67	1	/
Josefeini	67	1	/
Josefaina	67	1	/
Yousefine	67	1	/

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Josephine Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Josephine in the Bengali language
জোসেফইনএন	josepha'ina'ena	-
Josephine in the Oriya language
େଯାସଫିନ	eyasaphina	37.5
େଯାେସଫିନ	eyaesaphina	25
େଯାସଫିନ୍	eyasaphin	25
ଜସଫିନ	jasaphina	12.5
Josephine in the Hindi language
जोसपिन	josapina	25
जोसीफिन	josiphina	25
जोसफीन	josaphina	25
जोसफि़न	josaphina	25
Josephine in the Marathi language
जोसफीन	josaphina	24.19
जोसिफन	josiphana	12.9
जोसेफीन	josephina	12.1
जोसेिफन	joseiphana	9.68
जोजफीन	jojaphina	7.26
जोसेिफने	joseiphane	6.45
जोसेफ	josepha	4.03
जोसपीन	josapina	3.23
जोसेिपन	joseipana	1.61
जोजोफीन	jojophina	1.61
जोसीफीन	josiphina	1.61
जोजेफीन	jojephina	1.61
जोसपलीन	josapalina	0.81
जोसोफीन	josophina	0.81
जॉसीिफने	josiiphane	0.81
जोसफीम	josaphima	0.81
जोसेमीन	josemina	0.81
जोशपीन	josapina	0.81
जोसेकीन	josekina	0.81
जॉसिफन	josiphana	0.81
जोसेफीनायन	josephinayana	0.81
जोसेिफना	joseiphana	0.81
जॉसफाईन	josapha'ina	0.81
जोसफ	josapha	0.81
सोसफीन	sosaphina	0.81
जयोसफीन	jayosaphina	0.81
जोसेफाईन	josepha'ina	0.81
ज्योसिफन	jyosiphana	0.81
जोसफेस	josaphesa	0.81
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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 Josephine
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Josephine Surname

Josephine Surname

Josephine Surname Distribution Map

Josephine Demographics

$33,244 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Josephine Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Josephine? popularity and diffusion

Josephine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Josephine Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Josephine Name Transliterations

Search for Another Surname

Footnotes

$33,244^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Josephine Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Josephine? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Josephine Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Josephine Last Name Statistics ^demography