Josshua Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Josshua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josshua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Josshua (91) may also be a first name.

Josshua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josshua is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josshua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Josshua reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 91 percent live, Alabama, where 5 percent live and Virginia, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States Josshua occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Josshua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Josshua last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Josshua earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning $26,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joshua92224,347/
Jossua9220/
Joeshua8632/
Joushua8630/
Ojoshua869/
Joshsua867/
Jooshua867/
Joshuas866/
Joshuae865/
Jodshua865/
Joshhua864/
Joschua864/
Joshwua862/
Joshuad862/
Joshuay861/
Jyoshua861/
Ejoshua861/
Joshuaa861/
Jotshua861/
Jgoshua861/
Joshuea861/
Joishua861/
Juoshua861/
Jhoshua861/
Josua833,114/
Joshuaas805/
O'Joshua802/
Joshuaah801/
Jhoschua801/
Jushua772,839/
Joshwa771,737/
Yoshua771,202/
Jashua77334/
Yossua77181/
Joshva77119/
Joshuo7714/
Joesua7712/
Josjua7710/
Jhosua776/
Jassua774/
Jousua774/
Jochua774/
Soshua773/
Johuah773/
Josuat772/
Jouhua772/
Jyosua772/
Ioshua772/
Hoshua772/
Ojosua771/
Joosua771/
Josuaa771/
Joohua771/
Johuwa771/
Jjosua771/
Joshba771/
Sashua770/
Jiosua770/
Joshway7180/
Khoshua7159/
Joshwaa7141/
Djoshwa714/
Joeshwa713/
Jaushua712/
Ojushua712/
Joosuah711/
Ehoshua711/
Yhoshua711/
Ejiohua711/
Youshua711/
Djotsua711/
Jochuas711/
Ioushua711/
Yosua67755/
Jojua67616/
Jouba67509/
Joswa67419/
Johwa67287/
Iosua67230/
Sasua67152/
Sosua6758/
Josva6744/
Jobha6742/
Joochuay6741/
Jasua6736/
Jouva6728/
Jouwa6726/
Dzhoshua6725/
Jusua6719/
Cosua6719/
Cohua677/
Joeshwaa673/
Josba673/
Jozua672/
Saschuay671/
Zosua671/
Ehoussua671/
Joychuea671/

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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 Josshua
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