Josev Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Josev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 199 | 1:10,560 | 1,702 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Jošev (103) are calculated separately.
Josev (132) may also be a first name.
Josev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josev (Marathi: जोसेव) is carried by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Jošev. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josev is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Josev live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Josev is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 132 people.
The last name is most frequent in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 10,560. In North Macedonia it is most prevalent in: Eastern, where 60 percent reside, Skopje, where 23 percent reside and Northeastern, where 15 percent reside. Beside North Macedonia Josev is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 6 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josev in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसेव | joseva | - |
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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 Josev
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