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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་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 89,574^th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,360,632 people. Josh is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Josh reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,697^th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 284,474 people.

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

Josh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Josh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Josh Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Josh are 4.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.69% registered with 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.