Joshea Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Joshea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Joshea (184) may also be a first name.
Joshea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joshea (Hindi: जोशीा, Marathi: जोशैया) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshea? popularity and diffusion
The last name Joshea is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Joshea occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Joshea are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joshea is also the 671,014th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 184 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent are found, Abia, where 11 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joshea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joshea in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशीा | josia | - |
| Joshea in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशैया | josaiya | - |
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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 Joshea
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