Josial Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Josial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Josial (48) may also be a first name.

Josial Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josial Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Josial occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josial? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Josial occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Josial reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

The last name Josial is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Josial is most common in: Abia, where 29 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Josial is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joshial921/
Jossial921/
Josal91691/
D'Josial861/
Josiahle861/
Josale83111/
Sosial8354/
Joshal8324/
Jasial8314/
Joysal833/
Joisal833/
Josalh833/
Jossal832/
Jousal831/
Jgosal831/
Josalt831/
Jyosal831/
Jhosal831/
Joseal831/
Josoil831/
Josail831/
Hosial830/
Josalle777/
Joshaul772/
Joushal771/
Yossial771/
Joesail771/
Hoshial771/
Jahsial771/
Khosial771/
Joyshal771/
Joshhal771/
Joussal770/
Josol736,781/
Jasal73351/
Jozal73199/
Jusal7384/
Yosal7360/
Joxal731/
Eosal731/
Khoosial7155/
Khousial716/
Chosgial715/
Joushhal711/
Joshaild711/
Jassal676,576/
Sosyal67233/
Jasale6731/
Jacial6729/
Jasyal6720/
Iosale6717/
Jashal6717/
Jhasal6715/
Jussal678/
Yousal675/
Jyasal675/
Jausal674/
Jatsal674/
Jasaul674/
Khoshihal674/
Hasial673/
Jochal672/
Jiosol672/
Juseal672/
Josuol671/
Jasasl671/
Jusail671/
Jasail671/
Jusale671/
Jajsal671/
Jhusal671/
Hosyal671/
Jasall671/
Jadsal671/
Yodsal671/
Joxall670/

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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 Josial
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