Josphine Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Josphine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josphine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
India531:14,472,932242,024
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Josphine (93,548) may also be a first name.

Josphine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Josphine (Hindi: जोसफिन, Marathi: जोसफीन) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Josphine click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josphine? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Josphine reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josphine is also the 10,814th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 93,548 people.

The surname Josphine is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 735,032. In Nigeria Josphine is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 14 percent live, Adamawa, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Josphine exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Josphine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Josphine earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Josphine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josphine in the Hindi language
जोसफिनjosaphina50
जोसफीनjosaphina25
जोसपिनjosapina25
Josphine in the Marathi language
जोसफीनjosaphina25
जोसपीनjosapina25
जॉसिपनjosipana12.5
जोसिफनjosiphana12.5
जोसेिफनjoseiphana6.25
जॉसफीनjosaphina6.25
फीनphina6.25
जोकसीनjokasina6.25

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Footnotes

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