Jospeh Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Jospeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jospeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5311:333,60218,198
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
India731:10,507,745199,418
England271:2,063,63279,942
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Liberia71:629,79127,063
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jospeh (5,874) may also be a first name.

Jospeh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jospeh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jospeh (Hindi: जोजफ, Marathi: जोसेफ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jospeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 377,044th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Jospeh are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 86,880th most widely held given name globally, borne by 5,874 people.

The surname Jospeh is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 333,602. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 28 percent reside, Edo, where 10 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Jospeh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jospeh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jospeh surname increased 9,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jospeh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Jospeh last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Jospeh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.92% less than the national average, earning R 16,836 per year; in United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning $39,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jospeph9212/
Jospehs924/
Jiospeh921/
Jospheh921/
Jospe9187/
Josphe83490/
Josper8339/
Joshpe8328/
Jospey8323/
Joszpe8320/
Jospha8315/
Yospeh836/
Josspe832/
Josphy832/
Jospet831/
Jospher7710/
Josphes776/
Josphet774/
Joshphi771/
Jospish771/
Joschpe771/
Jousphe771/
Johsphe771/
Joshphe771/
Jaspe7310,728/
Yospe73145/
Jospa7349/
Jospé7311/
Jospi735/
Jospj734/
Jospy731/
Iospe731/
Eospe730/
Jasper6728,586/
Jaspez67138/
Jaspes6797/
Yoshpe6738/
Yosphe6716/
Ioshpe6716/
Ioszpe6715/
Jasphy6714/
Yospie6712/
Iosjpe677/
Jaspha677/
Jasped675/
Jasspe674/
Joszpa674/
Jaspee673/
Jáspez671/
Jjaspe671/
Jasphe671/
Jospis671/
Jospiy671/
Yosper671/
Joshpa671/
Jaspep670/

Jospeh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jospeh in the Hindi language
जोजफjojapha-
Jospeh in the Marathi language
जोसेफjosepha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jospeh
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