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

The last name Josephs (Marathi: जोसेफस) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 44,755^th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 627,750 people. Josephs is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Josephs reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 557,860^th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 255 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,245 people, or 1 in 111,698. In The United States Josephs is mostly found in: New York, where 22 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Josephs is found in 62 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and Jamaica, where 18 percent live.

Josephs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Josephs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 594 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josephs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Josephs surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Josephs surname are 3.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.71% registered with the party.

The amount Josephs earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning R 200,316 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.44% more than the national average, earning $61,329 CAD per year.