Joshaiah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Joshaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Joshaiah (12) may also be a first name.
Joshaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joshaiah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Joshaiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshaiah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Joshaiah reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 43 percent reside, Oyo, where 43 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Joshaiah is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Joshaiah
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