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

The surname Josia (Bengali: জসিয়া, Oriya: େଯାଶିଆ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 57,478^th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 827,284 people. Josia is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Josia live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Josia is also the 32,324^th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 24,692 people.

The last name Josia is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,332 people, or 1 in 9,929. In Tanzania Josia 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. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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.