Josu Surname
Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname
Josu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,230 | 1:144,019 | 9,194 |
| Moldova | 873 | 1:4,079 | 578 |
| Japan | 64 | 1:1,997,567 | 27,803 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
The alternate forms: Josú (1) are calculated separately.
Josu (10,166) may also be a first name.
Josu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Josu (Hindi: जोसू, Marathi: जोसु, Oriya: େଯାଶୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms: Josú. Click here for other possible spellings of Josu.
How Common Is The Last Name Josu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Josu is the 180,776th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,093,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Josu live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 60,566th most common first name internationally It is held by 10,166 people.
The surname Josu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,230 people, or 1 in 144,019. In Nigeria Josu is primarily found in: Ogun, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Enugu, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 37 percent live and Japan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josu in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसू | josu | 77.78 |
| जोसु | josu | 11.11 |
| जोशु | josu | 11.11 |
| Josu in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसु | josu | 50 |
| जोसू | josu | 46.43 |
| जॉसू | josu | 3.57 |
| Josu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାଶୁ | eyasu | 44.44 |
| େଯାସୁ | eyasu | 33.33 |
| େଜାଷୁ | ejasu | 11.11 |
| ଜଶୁ | jasu | 11.11 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Josu
- 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