Josephsson Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Josephsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 119 | 1:82,746 | 6,109 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Josephsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josephsson occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephsson? popularity and diffusion
Josephsson is the 1,565,797th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Josephsson reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 82,746. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent live, Jönköping County, where 19 percent live and Skåne County, where 14 percent live. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephson | 95 | 7,002 | / |
| Josepsson | 95 | 2 | / |
| Josephsohn | 90 | 38 | / |
| Joesephson | 90 | 1 | / |
| Josephshon | 90 | 1 | / |
| Josepson | 89 | 5 | / |
| Josefsson | 84 | 8,499 | / |
| Josephsen | 84 | 1,272 | / |
| Jósepsson | 84 | 83 | / |
| Joosepson | 84 | 38 | / |
| Josepfsohn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joosephsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jousefsson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josefson | 78 | 520 | / |
| Jocepson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Josepsen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Josebson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Jósefsson | 74 | 84 | / |
| Josefsohn | 74 | 21 | / |
| Josefhsen | 74 | 21 | / |
| Jozefsson | 74 | 6 | / |
| Eoosepson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Josephsam | 74 | 1 | / |
| Josefsen | 67 | 2,644 | / |
| Iosefson | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yosefson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jozefson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josefsonová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iosefsohn | 63 | 9 | / |
| Yossifson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yousifsson | 60 | 2 | / |
| Yosefzon | 56 | 117 | / |
| Iozefson | 56 | 6 | / |
| Iosefzon | 56 | 3 | / |
| Jasobsen | 56 | 3 | / |
| Jasobson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Yosefsen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Yosibson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Jocibson | 56 | 0 | / |
| Jacebson | 56 | 0 | / |
| Jozefzoon | 53 | 877 | / |
| Chosefsan | 53 | 22 | / |
| Yossobson | 53 | 8 | / |
| Yousifson | 53 | 2 | / |
| Iosifsohn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hossefshan | 50 | 48 | / |
| Youssefsan | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Josephsson
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