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

Josias is carried by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Josías. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 48,446^th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 684,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Josias live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Josias is also the 10,494^th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 96,766 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Chad, where it is borne by 5,296 people, or 1 in 2,567. Other than Chad Josias exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Josias Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Josias has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Josias last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Josias Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Josias last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Josias earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning R 224,412 per year; in United States they earn 33.66% more than the national average, earning $57,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning $35,923 CAD per year.