Jostam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Jostam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Jostam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jostam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jostam (Hindi: जोस्तम) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jostam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jostam is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Jostam occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Jostam reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Jostam is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Jostam is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jostam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jostam in the Hindi language | ||
| जोस्तम | jostama | - |
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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 Jostam
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