Josiphat Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Josiphat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josiphat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Josiphat (176) may also be a first name.

Josiphat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josiphat is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josiphat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Josiphat live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 176 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josipha933/
Josipat932/
Josephat8857,788/
Josiphas8821/
Josipath884/
Joséphat881/
Josipa867/
Josephath821,189/
Josephate8234/
Jossephat821/
Joesephat821/
Josepha801,188/
Jusipat805/
Josepat803/
Josépha801/
Josipay801/
Josephea75185/
Josephau75145/
Josepayt7518/
Josepath757/
Jogipate755/
Josephaj755/
Sasiphat752/
Joséphau752/
Josephai752/
Joshepha751/
Jasipath751/
Josepa71100/
Yosipa7135/
Jasipa7122/
Josifa714/
Sosipa711/
Josephach711/
Josepheau711/
Josephaus710/
Yosepha67758/
Josefat67140/
Josepho6735/
Josifas678/
Jozepha676/
Josefha675/
Joseppa675/
Josepah675/
Josephâ674/
Josepoh674/
Joshepa674/
Jojippa673/
Joshefa672/
Jusifat671/
Yossipa671/
Jogippa671/
Jasepha671/
Sosepha671/
Jiosepa671/

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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 Josiphat
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