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

Josua (Bengali: যশুয়া, Hindi: जोसुआ, Marathi: जोसुआ, Oriya: େଯାଶୁଆ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

Josua is the 142,800^th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,340,252 people. Josua is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Josua live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,907^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20,670 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,758 people, or 1 in 100,764. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 10 percent reside, Oyo, where 10 percent reside and Ondo, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Josua Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Josua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Josua surname expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josua Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Josua last name 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.