Joshni Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Joshni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Joshni (231) may also be a first name.
Joshni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joshni (Hindi: जोशनी, Marathi: जोशनी) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshni? popularity and diffusion
Joshni is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Joshni live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 590,311th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 231 people.
Joshni is most numerous in India, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 58 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 33 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joshni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joshni in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशनी | josani | - |
| Joshni in the Hindi language | ||
| जोशनी | josani | 93.75 |
| जोषनी | josani | 6.25 |
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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 Joshni
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