Joshaf Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Joshaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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 surname Joshaf (Hindi: जोशफ, Marathi: जोशफ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Joshaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,185,341st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Joshaf live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 461,021st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 357 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Joshaf is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent live, Maharashtra, where 25 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Aside from India Joshaf is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joshaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joshaf in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशफ | josapha | 95.92 |
| जोसेफ | josepha | 4.08 |
| Joshaf in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशफ | josapha | 94.12 |
| जोसफ | josapha | 5.88 |
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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
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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 Joshaf
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