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 is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Josphat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josphat is the 120,149th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,908,234 people. This last name 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 forename in the world It is held by 72,431 people.
The last name Josphat is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,458 people, or 1 in 13,355. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 17 percent reside, Kitui County, where 11 percent reside and Samburu County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Josphat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Josphat surname is principally 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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