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

The surname Josua (Bengali: যশুয়া, Hindi: जोसुआ, Marathi: जोसुआ, Oriya: େଯାଶୁଆ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 142,800^th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,340,252 people. It 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 common given name on earth. It is borne by 20,670 people.

Josua is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,758 people, or 1 in 100,764. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 10 percent reside, Oyo, where 10 percent reside and Ondo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Josua Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Josua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Josua last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Josua Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Josua surname is principally 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.