Joshau Surname
Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname
Joshau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,014 | 1:174,697 | 10,795 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Joshau (614) may also be a first name.
Joshau Demographics
Joshau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Joshau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joshau is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 356,707th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,158,690 people. The last name Joshau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Joshau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 337,097th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 614 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 174,697. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 17 percent live, Plateau, where 10 percent live and Bauchi, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Joshau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Joshau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.
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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 Joshau
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