Josephu Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Josephu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 443 | 1:119,507 | 11,403 |
| Nigeria | 349 | 1:507,572 | 25,233 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Josephu (362) may also be a first name.
Josephu Demographics
Josephu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Josephu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josephu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 432,326th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josephu are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Josephu is also the 457,558th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 362 people.
Josephu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 119,507. In Tanzania Josephu is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 37 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 34 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Josephu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Josephu surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephus | 93 | 592 | / |
| Josephau | 93 | 145 | / |
| Josepu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Josepheus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Josephous | 88 | 1 | / |
| Josephaus | 88 | 0 | / |
| Joseppu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yosephus | 80 | 17 | / |
| Josefhus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Josephoo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jozephus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jocephus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joséphau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joshepus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jusephus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josipu | 77 | 562 | / |
| Josefu | 77 | 320 | / |
| Josopu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Yosepu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Josapu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Josefus | 71 | 252 | / |
| Yousepu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ojosipu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jusepus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Joshefu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jasophu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoshepu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jocepus | 71 | 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
- 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 Josephu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis