Jossua Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Jossua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Jossua (139) may also be a first name.
Jossua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jossua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jossua occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jossua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Jossua live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Jossua is also the 784,558th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 139 people.
Jossua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Jossua is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent are found and Madang, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Jossua
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