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 in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josom is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Josom reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,674,625. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Yunlin County, where 50 percent live, New Taipei City, where 21 percent live and Hsinchu County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Taiwan Josom exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.
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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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