Jossefa Surname

78,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Jossefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jossefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Jossefa (12,130) may also be a first name.

Jossefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jossefa is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jossefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,925th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,178,071 people. The last name Jossefa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jossefa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 53,762nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,130 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is held by 6,180 people, or 1 in 4,411. Besides Mozambique it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Jossefa Last Name Statistics demography

Jossefa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.62% less than the national average, earning R 105,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josefa921,785/
Josefat86140/
Josefha865/
Josefas865/
Josefaz863/
Joshefa862/
Joussefi806/
Jossafah801/
Jossoffa801/
Josseffi801/
Josefaat801/
Josseffy800/
Yosefa771,158/
Josafa77915/
Iosefa77654/
Sasefa77503/
Josefi77368/
Josefy77119/
Josefe7731/
Jozefa7727/
Josefo7727/
Jasefa7710/
Hosefa777/
Josifa774/
Jusefa772/
Josofa771/
Jocefa771/
Cosefa771/
Hosseifat757/
Jossephat751/
Djossefou751/
Josepha711,188/
Yoseffa7158/
Sassefa7154/
Joseffy7133/
Yoshefa7128/
Yossefi7124/
Jousefi7119/
Yosefat7112/
Josafaa7111/
Yosefah7110/
Yosefha719/
Josifas718/
Joseffi718/
Yossefy717/
Yosefad716/
Joshafa714/
Josefer714/
Josepfi713/
Josefit712/
Jhosafa711/
Yossefe711/
Yousefa711/
Yossifa711/
Jozsefi711/
Yosefaa711/
Josafau711/
Josiefe711/
Josephat6757,788/
Youssefi675,733/
Josephea67185/
Josephau67145/
Youssifa6775/
Joseffer6738/
Youssefy679/
Josephaj675/
Josephai672/
Youssefe672/
Jhosefhy671/
Joshefer671/
Yussefha671/
Joshepha671/
Jhoseffy671/
Yoassefe671/
Johsefer671/
Josepfie670/
Jossephi670/

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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 Jossefa
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