Josum Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Josum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Josum (67) may also be a first name.
Josum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josum occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Josum are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 67 people.
The surname Josum is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe Josum is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josium | 91 | 47 | / |
| Josume | 91 | 40 | / |
| Jossum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Joscum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Josun | 80 | 79 | / |
| Jocum | 80 | 59 | / |
| Hosum | 80 | 37 | / |
| Josom | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jasum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cosum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jusum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yosum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sosum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joxum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jozum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jossaume | 77 | 43 | / |
| Jochum | 73 | 7,720 | / |
| Jutsum | 73 | 179 | / |
| Joshun | 73 | 151 | / |
| Cossum | 73 | 86 | / |
| Housum | 73 | 64 | / |
| Josund | 73 | 43 | / |
| Jashum | 73 | 23 | / |
| Josiun | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hossum | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jodjum | 73 | 15 | / |
| Josuin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ijosun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Josuhn | 73 | 9 | / |
| Josune | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ojosun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chosum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jozume | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jossom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajosun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jossun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yousum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yoosum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jahsum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khosum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johsun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoshum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Josjun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djojum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Josunn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiasum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soisum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coshum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joosun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jasusm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johsom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joshom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joysun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Judsum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jassum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joussaume | 71 | 272 | / |
| Hosoume | 67 | 150 | / |
| Jossund | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jassoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chhosum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hijosun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Johsund | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sossoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yossoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juochum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joshgun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hossoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djazoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoujum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiosun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iotsume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djozoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djodjum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojoseun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juschum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Joshaun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jotchum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Josum
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