Josiya Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Josiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 993 | 1:17,240 | 2,710 |
| Zimbabwe | 273 | 1:56,550 | 8,562 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
Josiya (1,087) may also be a first name.
Josiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josiya (Hindi: जोसिया, Marathi: जोसीया, Oriya: େଯାସିୟ) occurs most in Malawi. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Josiya is the 288,583rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The surname Josiya is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Josiya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,116th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,087 people.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 17,240. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josiya in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसिया | josiya | 95.83 |
| जोसीया | josiya | 4.17 |
| Josiya in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसीया | josiya | 60 |
| जोसाया | josaya | 20 |
| जोिसया | joisaya | 20 |
| Josiya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାସିୟ | eyasiya | 42.86 |
| େଯାଶିୟ | eyasiya | 28.57 |
| େଯାଷିୟ | eyasiya | 14.29 |
| ଯଶିୟ | yasiya | 14.29 |
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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
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- 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 Josiya
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