Josophat Surname
Approximately 1,610 people bear this surname
Josophat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,595 | 1:10,733 | 1,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Josophat (1,938) may also be a first name.
Josophat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josophat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josophat has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Josophat.
How Common Is The Last Name Josophat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 246,967th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,526,426 people. The last name Josophat is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josophat live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,272nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,938 people.
This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joessophat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Josephat | 88 | 57,788 | / |
| Josaphat | 88 | 5,285 | / |
| Yosophat | 88 | 157 | / |
| Josopa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josephath | 82 | 1,189 | / |
| Joesaphat | 82 | 4 | / |
| Joshaphat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jossephat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Josaphats | 82 | 1 | / |
| Josapha | 80 | 180 | / |
| Josapat | 80 | 35 | / |
| Josepat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jodsopa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josofat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jasopha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josepayt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Yotsopha | 75 | 13 | / |
| Josepath | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jasophas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Josafhat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jadsopha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joshafat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Josaphap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Josaphad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Josapath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sasiophat | 71 | 70 | / |
| Yosopa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Josopo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Josapa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sosopa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yoshaphat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joseupait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josafat | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| Yasopha | 67 | 808 | / |
| Sasopha | 67 | 327 | / |
| Josefat | 67 | 140 | / |
| Yosofat | 67 | 105 | / |
| Yosapat | 67 | 41 | / |
| Josgapa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sosopai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Joshapa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sosapat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Joshafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soisopa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josappa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jadsopa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yohosaphat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josapot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soysopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodsopa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Josophat
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