Joshuah Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Joshuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joshuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Joshuah (1,557) may also be a first name.

Joshuah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joshuah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joshuah? popularity and diffusion

Joshuah is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Joshuah reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joshuah is also the 196,366th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,557 people.

The last name Joshuah is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Joshuah is primarily found in: Ondo, where 21 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Joshuah exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Joshuah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Joshuah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Joshuah surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joshuah Last Name Statistics demography

Joshuah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josuah921,808/
Joshoua8636/
Joshuua867/
Josohua862/
Yoshuah862/
Josahua861/
Johshua861/
Joshuha861/
Joshaua861/
Josheua861/
Josuha77527/
Johsua77120/
Jasuah779/
Yosuah777/
Josaua774/
Joseua774/
Iosuah771/
Josoua771/
Jochoua712/
Josuhas711/
Jashuua711/
Jahshua711/
Josuá678/

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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 Joshuah
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