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) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joskin? popularity and diffusion

Joskin is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Joskin is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Joskin live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 121 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 82,119. In Belgium Joskin is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 99 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Joskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joskin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Joskin last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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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