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
Josophat is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Josophat.
How Common Is The Last Name Josophat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 246,967th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,526,426 people. The surname Josophat occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josophat reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,272nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,938 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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