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

The last name Josia (Bengali: জসিয়া, Oriya: େଯାଶିଆ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Josia is the 57,478^th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 827,284 people. Josia occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Josia reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 32,324^th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 24,692 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,332 people, or 1 in 9,929. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 14 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 14 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.

Josia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Josia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

The amount Josia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.74% less than the national average, earning R 81,420 per year and in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.