Josphat Surname
Approximately 3,819 people bear this surname
Josphat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,458 | 1:13,355 | 1,646 |
| Tanzania | 247 | 1:214,339 | 17,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Josphat (72,431) may also be a first name.
Josphat Demographics
Josphat Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Josphat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josphat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josphat occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josphat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 120,149th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,908,234 people. The last name Josphat occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josphat are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Josphat is also the 13,491st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 72,431 people.
The surname Josphat is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,458 people, or 1 in 13,355. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 17 percent live, Kitui County, where 11 percent live and Samburu County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Josphat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Josphat surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josphate | 93 | 1 | / |
| Joesphat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Josphath | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jospha | 92 | 15 | / |
| Jospat | 92 | 4 | / |
| Jophat | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yosphat | 86 | 15 | / |
| Jasphat | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jospate | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josphau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jusphat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jopat | 83 | 195 | / |
| Jopha | 83 | 57 | / |
| Jospa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Sophat | 77 | 842 | / |
| Japhat | 77 | 294 | / |
| Saphat | 77 | 34 | / |
| Juspat | 77 | 15 | / |
| Jaspat | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jophas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jaspha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jospah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Joszpa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sospha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jopate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hospat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jopath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joshpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djopha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jotpat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jospot | 77 | 0 | / |
| Joupha | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jopa | 73 | 617 | / |
| Japhath | 71 | 37 | / |
| Sapahat | 71 | 29 | / |
| Japhate | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sophath | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jhopate | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jahphat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yoophat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Japhait | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saphath | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sopheat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sapchat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasphat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapphat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sopahat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joiphas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sopha | 67 | 47,539 | / |
| Sapat | 67 | 5,452 | / |
| Copat | 67 | 962 | / |
| Joppa | 67 | 636 | / |
| Sapha | 67 | 513 | / |
| Tjopa | 67 | 407 | / |
| Japat | 67 | 373 | / |
| Jaspa | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sopat | 67 | 84 | / |
| Djopa | 67 | 81 | / |
| Japha | 67 | 80 | / |
| Iospa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Joipa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Yospa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jhopa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sospa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Copha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jopau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jopah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jopot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yopha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jopad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cospa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jopay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saphahat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joupa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaphate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jotpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zopat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joypa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japheath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaspaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zopha | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Josphat
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