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 last name Joshwa (Hindi: जोश्वा, Marathi: जोशवा) is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Joshwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Joshwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 232,426th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,195,478 people. This last name is primarily found 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 commonly held first name at a global level, held by 3,344 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,517 people, or 1 in 34,899. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 82 percent live, Kagera Region, where 9 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania Joshwa exists in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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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