Joskin Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Joskin Surname Definition:

JOSKYN: A diminutive of Joseph.

Joskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Joskin (121) may also be a first name.

Joskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

JOSKYN: A diminutive of Joseph.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Joskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joskin (Hindi: जोसकिन, Marathi: कीन) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Joskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Joskin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Joskin is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Joskin are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 848,089th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 121 people.

Joskin is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 82,119. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 99 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Belgium Joskin exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Joskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Joskin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joszkin9273/
Joshkin923/
Jooskin921/
Jgoshkin861/
Soskin831,456/
Yoskin8377/
Juskin8359/
Jaskin8329/
Coskin8317/
Ioskin8316/
Josken838/
Jozkin832/
Zoskin831/
Soshkin77692/
Josquin77245/
Ioshkin7768/
Yoshkin7762/
Jaskina7751/
Jaszkin7739/
Yoskina7736/
Zoskina777/
Ioskina775/
Juskina775/
Zoshkin774/
Jatskin772/
Zotskin772/
Juszkin772/
Hjaskin771/
Jushkin771/
Jashkin771/
Juskind771/
Ioshkina7188/
Zhoshkin7122/
Yoshkina7122/
Juschkin713/
Jaskienė713/
Jaschkin712/
Jashkina712/
Ayoshkin711/
Yaskin67887/
Saskin67421/
Yuskin67245/
Jasken67212/
Zaskin67108/
Caskin67101/
Soskyn6743/
Zhoshkina6722/
Juškin6712/
Iozkin677/
Ioskyn675/
Joskem675/
Jaškin674/
Ioşkin673/
Iaskin672/
Juxkin671/
Yoskyn671/
Saçkin671/
Jusken670/

Joskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joskin in the Hindi language
जोसकिनjosakina-
Joskin in the Marathi language
कीनkina-

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