Joshai Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Joshai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Joshai (17) may also be a first name.
Joshai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joshai (Hindi: जोशाी, Marathi: जोशी) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Joshai live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Joshai is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joshai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joshai in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशाी | josai | 88 |
| जोश्ाी | josai | 8 |
| जोशई | josa'i | 4 |
| Joshai in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशी | josi | 80 |
| जोशंी | josami | 20 |
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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 Joshai
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