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Where Does The Last Name Joshua Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Joshua (Arabic: جشوا, Hindi: जोशुआ, Marathi: जोशुआ, Oriya: େଯାଶୁଆ, Tibetan: ཇོཤུ་ཝ་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joshua? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,455^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 32,483 people. The last name Joshua is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Joshua are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joshua is also the 635^th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,264,421 people.

The surname Joshua is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145,663 people, or 1 in 1,216. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 11 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside and Plateau, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 134 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Joshua Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Joshua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joshua surname increased 1,657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,070 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joshua Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Joshua surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Joshua earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.09% more than the national average, earning R 330,528 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $39,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning $60,257 CAD per year.