Jossa Surname
Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname
Jossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 594 | 1:80,428 | 3,271 |
| Belgium | 196 | 1:58,656 | 9,495 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Italy | 89 | 1:687,154 | 59,360 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Jóssa (1) are calculated separately.
Jossa (634) may also be a first name.
Jossa Demographics
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Jossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jossa (Hindi: जोस्स) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Jóssa. Click here for other possible spellings of Jossa.
How Common Is The Last Name Jossa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 306,393rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,905,629 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Jossa are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 330,552nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 634 people.
It is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 80,428. In Colombia Jossa is most frequent in: Nariño Department, where 42 percent reside, Putumayo Department, where 38 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 10 percent reside. Besides Colombia this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Jossa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jossa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jossa surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jossa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jossa surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Jossa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning $17,691,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.52% more than the national average, earning $66,339 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jossa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jossa in the Hindi language | ||
| जोस्स | jos'sa | - |
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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 Jossa
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