Jostina Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Jostina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Latvia | 16 | 1:128,128 | 18,914 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jostina (6,776) may also be a first name.
Jostina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jostina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jostina (Bengali: জোস্তিনা, Oriya: ୀନା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jostina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Jostina are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,252nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 6,776 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 22 percent are found, Borno, where 14 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Jostina exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jostina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jostina in the Bengali language | ||
| জোস্তিনা | jostina | - |
| Jostina in the Oriya language | ||
| ୀନା | ina | - |
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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 Jostina
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