Jossam Surname
Approximately 5,359 people bear this surname
Jossam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,941 | 1:3,465 | 456 |
| Tanzania | 376 | 1:140,802 | 12,942 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Jossam (3,035) may also be a first name.
Jossam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jossam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jossam is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jossam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 89,534th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,359,870 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jossam reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jossam is also the 131,164th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 3,035 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 4,941 people, or 1 in 3,465. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Jossam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jossam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jossam surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jossam
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