Joshusa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Joshusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Joshusa (51) may also be a first name.
Joshusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joshusa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Joshusa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshusa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Joshusa reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent are found, Ogun, where 23 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Joshusa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Joshusa
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