View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Josi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Josi (Hindi: जोसी, Marathi: जोसी, Oriya: େଯାଷୀ) is found most in India. It may appear as a variant: Jôsi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,598^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Josi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Josi is also the 21,286^th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 42,163 people.

The surname Josi is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 226,872 people, or 1 in 3,381. In India Josi is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 89 percent reside, Karnataka, where 8 percent reside and Odisha, where 2 percent reside. Barring India this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Josi Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Josi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Josi last name rose 18,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josi Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Josi last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Josi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 125.99% more than the national average, earning €67,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning R 149,664 per year and in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year.