Joshiah Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Joshiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joshiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Joshiah (118) may also be a first name.

Joshiah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joshiah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Joshiah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joshiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Joshiah reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 118 people.

The last name Joshiah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Joshiah is most common in: Rivers, where 21 percent are found, Delta, where 16 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josiah9241,743/
Joshia92340/
Jossiah86364/
Josiaha8630/
Johsiah868/
Jojsiah865/
Josciah864/
Josiash862/
Ojosiah861/
Joushia861/
Jhosiah861/
Hjosiah861/
Josihah861/
Josshia861/
Josia838,809/
Yoshiaha801/
Jossiaha801/
Josaaiah801/
Josaiyah801/
Josias7710,643/
Yoshia77214/
Jasiah7797/
Joseah7758/
Yosiah7750/
Josiha7735/
Jashia7722/
Joshea7717/
Jossia7716/
Joshya7715/
Ijosia7711/
Josiap7710/
Iosiah778/
Jousia776/
Jiosia774/
Josiat774/
Ejosia774/
Joseha773/
Josiad773/
Joshio772/
Ojosia772/
Joosia772/
Josiaa771/
Eosiah771/
Joscia770/
Jossias7115,560/
Josihas71148/
Josihad7152/
Josaiya7131/
Jatsiah7111/
Joshyaa717/
Joutsia716/
Yoshiea714/
Yoshiho713/
Yossiah712/
Yoshioa712/
Yoshiha711/
Josheaa711/
Jyoshya711/
Josehho711/
Joshiââ711/
Jhochia711/
Josayia711/
Joseyia711/
Jassiah711/
Josehoh711/
Ijosgia711/
Josihay711/
Eotshia711/
Jeasiah711/
Yosia673,796/
Jasia67573/
Josea67284/
Iosia67181/
Josya6728/
Yoshihei678/
Josja673/
Josaijas671/
Joussiha671/
Joussiap671/

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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 Joshiah
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