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
The surname Josom is found most frequently in Taiwan. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Josom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Josom live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Josom is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,674,625. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Yunlin County, where 50 percent are found, New Taipei City, where 21 percent are found and Hsinchu County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.
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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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