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 surname Josha (Hindi: जोशा, Marathi: जोशा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 553,576th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. Josha is predominantly found 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. Josha is also the 204,006th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 1,460 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 410,053. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 73 percent reside, Bauchi, where 5 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.
Josha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Josha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josha surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
- 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 Josha
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