Josha Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Josha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 432 | 1:410,053 | 21,395 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Josha (1,460) may also be a first name.
Josha Demographics
Josha Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Josha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josha (Hindi: जोशा, Marathi: जोशा) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Josha is the 553,576th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Josha are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 204,006th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,460 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 410,053. In Nigeria Josha is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 73 percent are found, Bauchi, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Josha exists in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.
Josha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Josha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Josha earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josha in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशा | josa | 94.74 |
| जोषा | josa | 3.51 |
| Josha in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशा | josa | 84.13 |
| जोशीा | josia | 6.35 |
| जोशी | josi | 6.35 |
| जोश | josa | 3.17 |
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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
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- 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 Josha
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