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

Josephy is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Joséphy. For other possible spellings of Josephy click here.

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

Josephy is the 38,590^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 534,787 people. The last name Josephy is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Josephy are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 32,251^st most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 24,764 people.

Josephy is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 13,044 people, or 1 in 1,312. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Josephy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Josephy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josephy last name increased 1,463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josephy Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Josephy surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Josephy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning R 217,548 per year; in United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,285 CAD per year.