Joshaf Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Joshaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joshaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Joshaf (357) may also be a first name.

Joshaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joshaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Joshaf (Hindi: जोशफ, Marathi: जोशफ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joshaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joshaf is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Joshaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Joshaf are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Joshaf is also the 461,021st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 357 people.

Joshaf is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Joshaf is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent live, Maharashtra, where 25 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joshafe921/
Josaf914,237/
Josauf8320/
Joesaf8311/
Josafh8310/
Jossaf839/
Jousaf837/
Josafe836/
Johsaf834/
Joshof833/
Joshaw833/
Zoshaf832/
Jhosaf832/
Jyosaf832/
Jushaf831/
Joseaf831/
Josaif831/
Yoshaf831/
Joshav831/
Joshab831/
Josaff831/
Joshaph7714/
Youshaf7712/
Joshowa777/
Joschab775/
Jaushaf773/
Joshova773/
Joushab771/
Tjosaaf771/
Yooshaf771/
Jozaf733,712/
Yosaf732,048/
Josof7353/
Josab7339/
Jusaf7324/
Hosaf7320/
Sosaf7310/
Jasaf738/
Josav734/
Zosaf733/
Cosaf731/
Khoshafh711/
Yousaf67506,799/
Yosafe678,398/
Yoosaf671,176/
Josaph67729/
Joosab67675/
Hoshaw67545/
Yossaf67405/
Josoff6798/
Jashav6775/
Josoph6754/
Jausaf6730/
Jouzaf6728/
Josabh6728/
Josova6720/
Yoysaf6719/
Yosaif6717/
Yushaf6712/
Yosiaf679/
Jhozaf677/
Josowa677/
Coshof676/
Jozaif676/
Ioseaf675/
Joseab674/
Joozaf674/
Yoasaf674/
Housaf673/
Yoshof673/
Jozaff672/
Hoshab672/
Chosaf672/
Jossab672/
Jossof672/
Sashaf671/
Jasauf671/
Josavh671/
Joshob671/
Josofe671/
Hashaf671/
Coshaw671/
Soshav671/
Joseif671/
Jusafe671/
Sahsaf671/
Yohsaf671/
Jhuzaf671/
Jozzaf671/
Jozaaf671/
Jozafh671/
Oyusaf671/
Yashaf671/
Iossaf671/
Jushof671/
Sousaf671/
Josiaw671/

Joshaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joshaf in the Marathi language
जोशफjosapha95.92
जोसेफjosepha4.08
Joshaf in the Hindi language
जोशफjosapha94.12
जोसफjosapha5.88

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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 Joshaf
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