Josom Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Josom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Josom (18) may also be a first name.
Josom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josom occurs most in Taiwan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Josom.
How Common Is The Last Name Josom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Josom is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Josom are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.
The surname Josom is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,674,625. In Taiwan Josom is mostly found in: Yunlin County, where 50 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 21 percent reside and Hsinchu County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Taiwan Josom is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Josom
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