Jostah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jostah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Jostah (23) may also be a first name.
Jostah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jostah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jostah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jostah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jostah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jostah is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent reside and Adamawa, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josta | 91 | 81 | / |
| Jostad | 83 | 377 | / |
| Jostas | 83 | 14 | / |
| Jostha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ajosta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joshta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jyosta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Juostas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Joushta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jyoshta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jostatt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jasta | 73 | 354 | / |
| Yosta | 73 | 39 | / |
| Josto | 73 | 19 | / |
| Jyoshtha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jastas | 67 | 233 | / |
| Giosta | 67 | 57 | / |
| Jastad | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jastap | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yoasta | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jyasta | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jashta | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yostha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jastaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eiosta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeasta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jastta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jastaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jastha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jastau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jastoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heosta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yostas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jausta | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jostah
- 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