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

The last name Josh (Hindi: जोश, Marathi: जोश, Tibetan: ཇོཤ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Josh is the 89,574^th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,360,632 people. The last name Josh is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Josh reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Josh is also the 3,697^th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 284,474 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,921 people, or 1 in 399,305. In India Josh is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 36 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 20 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Ghana, where 9 percent are found.

Josh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Josh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josh surname expanded 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 369 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Josh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Josh last name is primarily Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Josh surname are 4.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Josh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.12% less than the national average, earning R 85,272 per year; in United States they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $38,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,172 CAD per year.