Jospha Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Jospha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Jospha (103) may also be a first name.
Jospha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jospha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jospha (Oriya: େଯାସଫା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jospha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Jospha occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jospha are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 103 people.
The last name Jospha is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Jospha is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 82 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 9 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jospha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jospha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାସଫା | eyasapha | 50 |
| ଜସଫା | jasapha | 50 |
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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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- 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 Jospha
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