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

The last name Josiah (Arabic: جوسه, Hindi: जोसिअह, Marathi: जोिसह) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 13,392^nd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 174,581 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Josiah reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josiah is also the 12,950^th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 75,843 people.

Josiah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22,720 people, or 1 in 7,797. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 12 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Ghana, where 5 percent reside.

Josiah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Josiah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josiah surname grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 965 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josiah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Josiah are 17.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.3% registered with the party.

The amount Josiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning R 243,804 per year; in United States they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $45,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $45,220 CAD per year.