Josian Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Josian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 190 | 1:404,119 | 25,871 |
| India | 83 | 1:9,241,752 | 184,052 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Josian (2,346) may also be a first name.
Josian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josian is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 853,416th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Josian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Josian live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Josian is also the 153,536th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 2,346 people.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 404,119. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 27 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Josian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Josian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Josian surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Josian
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