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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. 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 widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,158,690 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Joshau reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joshau is also the 337,097th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 614 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 174,697. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 17 percent live, Plateau, where 10 percent live and Bauchi, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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 last name is principally 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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