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Where Does The Last Name Josua Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Josua (Bengali: যশুয়া, Hindi: जोसुआ, Marathi: जोसुआ, Oriya: େଯାଶୁଆ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Josua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josua? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 142,800^th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,340,252 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Josua are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,907^th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20,670 people.

Josua is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,758 people, or 1 in 100,764. In Nigeria Josua is mostly found in: Osun, where 10 percent are found, Oyo, where 10 percent are found and Ondo, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Josua Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Josua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Josua last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josua Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Josua surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

The amount Josua earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 63.32% less than the national average, earning R 87,168 per year and in United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.