Josse Surname
Approximately 10,653 people bear this surname
Josse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,148 | 1:7,261 | 628 |
| Belgium | 637 | 1:18,048 | 2,755 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Ecuador | 121 | 1:131,453 | 6,795 |
| Benin | 86 | 1:120,181 | 13,205 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Jossé (14), Jossè (2) & Jòssé (1) are calculated separately.
Josse (2,456) may also be a first name.
Josse Demographics
Average Josse Salary in
United States
$48,914 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josse is most common in France. It may also be found in the variant forms: Jossé, Jossè or Jòssé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,415th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 684,084 people. Josse occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Josse reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 149,252nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 2,456 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 9,148 people, or 1 in 7,261. In France Josse is primarily found in: Brittany, where 24 percent live, Île-de-France, where 22 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent live. Not including France it exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Josse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Josse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josse last name rose 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Josse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Josse surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.41% being registered with the political party.
The amount Josse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $48,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.45% more than the national average, earning $64,810 CAD per year.
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Josse Reference & Research
Jowsey-Jossey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Jowsey-Jossey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Josse
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis