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 more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is primarily 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 numerous forename internationally, held by 17 people.
The surname Joshai is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Joshai is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 16 percent reside. Outside of India Joshai is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
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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