Joshah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Joshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Joshah (82) may also be a first name.
Joshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joshah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Joshah is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Joshah is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Joshah are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 82 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 63 percent are found and Lagos, where 38 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 31 percent are found and Iraq, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Joshah
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