Joshwa Surname
Approximately 1,737 people bear this surname
Joshwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,517 | 1:34,899 | 4,074 |
| India | 149 | 1:5,148,090 | 127,785 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Joshwa (3,344) may also be a first name.
Joshwa Demographics
Joshwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Joshwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joshwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joshwa (Hindi: जोश्वा, Marathi: जोशवा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,426th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,195,478 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Joshwa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,414th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 3,344 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,517 people, or 1 in 34,899. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 82 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 9 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Joshwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Joshwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joshwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joshwa in the Marathi language | ||
| जोशवा | josava | - |
| Joshwa in the Hindi language | ||
| जोश्वा | josva | 50 |
| जोशवा | josava | 25 |
| जोसवा | josava | 25 |
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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 Joshwa
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