Joshuan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Joshuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joshuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Joshuan (174) may also be a first name.

Joshuan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joshuan is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Joshuan.

How Common Is The Last Name Joshuan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Joshuan are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joshuan is also the 692,220th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 174 people.

Joshuan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 25 percent are found, Enugu, where 25 percent are found and Gombe, where 25 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Rwanda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josuan92128/
Joohuan864/
Ojosuan862/
Joshvan861/
Yoshuang802/
Josuanne801/
Juochuan801/
Jouban77169/
Sosuan7724/
Cosuan7714/
Jouvan7712/
Joswan779/
Hosuan772/
Jiouan771/
Jyouan771/
Johwan771/
Joushvand751/
Yohuang7112/
Djouwan718/
Jouvant717/
Soisuan715/
Yosuang714/
Joyswan714/
Juchuan713/
Yoosuan713/
Joubain712/
Djotchuang712/
Hashuan712/
Jiobhan711/
Joswant711/
Jowhang711/
Jhoswan711/
Jahuang711/
Sousuan711/
Zhoushuang711/
Sahuhan711/
Jouwang711/
Jashwan711/
Jouvain711/
Iotsuan711/
Joubean711/
Yoshwan711/
Youan6718,850/
Jovan671,957/
Joban671,649/
Jowan6785/
Jashvant6752/
Zouhuang6727/
Houchuan6726/
Choosuan6710/
Zuochuan678/
Yushuang678/
Josvasen677/
Zuohuang674/
Jiachuan674/
Yotsuang674/
Yodthuan673/
Yothuang672/
Jiuchuan671/
Khoshvan671/
Yashuang671/
Yotthuan671/
Zhouhuan671/
Zouchuan671/
Zhuohuan671/
Cosuahan670/

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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 Joshuan
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