Josseph Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Josseph Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Josseph (629) may also be a first name.
Josseph Demographics
Average Josseph Salary in
United States
$60,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josseph Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josseph Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josseph is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josseph? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Josseph reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Josseph is also the 332,048th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 629 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent live, Ondo, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Josseph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Josseph has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josseph Last Name Statistics demography
Josseph earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.
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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 Josseph
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