Joshuwa Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Joshuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 263 | 1:673,547 | 31,367 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Joshuwa (735) may also be a first name.
Joshuwa Demographics
Average Joshuwa Salary in
South Africa
R 651,216
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Joshuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joshuwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 912,827th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Joshuwa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 303,693rd most frequent first name globally It is held by 735 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 673,547. In Nigeria Joshuwa is most common in: Adamawa, where 27 percent live, Bauchi, where 19 percent live and Taraba, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Joshuwa Last Name Statistics demography
Joshuwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 174.04% more than the national average, earning R 651,216 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshauwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Joshuway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Josuwa | 92 | 36 | / |
| Yoshuwa | 86 | 297 | / |
| Jashuwa | 86 | 144 | / |
| Joshuva | 86 | 89 | / |
| Joshiwa | 86 | 24 | / |
| Joshuba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Jushuwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Joesuwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Joshuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Johsuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Joshouva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yosuwa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Josuva | 77 | 13 | / |
| Josuba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jasuwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jusuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jashuva | 71 | 84 | / |
| Yashuwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Yoshiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jushuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yoshuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jasuway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yushuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jashiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yochuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josauva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jasuwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josuweit | 67 | 72 | / |
| Jaashuva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyiosuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jushuiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youshuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehoshuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jashubai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Joshuwa
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