Josum Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Josum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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 last name Josum is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Josum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Josum is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Josum reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe Josum is primarily concentrated 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 Josum exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josium9147/
Josume9140/
Jossum913/
Joscum912/
Josun8079/
Jocum8059/
Hosum8037/
Josom8017/
Jasum809/
Cosum807/
Jusum806/
Yosum805/
Sosum802/
Joxum802/
Jozum801/
Jossaume7743/
Jochum737,720/
Jutsum73179/
Joshun73151/
Cossum7386/
Housum7364/
Josund7343/
Jashum7323/
Josiun7319/
Hossum7317/
Jodjum7315/
Josuin7310/
Ijosun739/
Josuhn739/
Josune737/
Ojosun736/
Chosum735/
Jozume734/
Jossom734/
Ajosun733/
Jossun732/
Yousum732/
Yoosum732/
Jahsum731/
Khosum731/
Johsun731/
Yoshum731/
Josjun731/
Djojum731/
Josunn731/
Jiasum731/
Soisum731/
Coshum731/
Joosun731/
Jasusm731/
Johsom730/
Joshom730/
Joysun730/
Judsum730/
Jassum730/
Joussaume71272/
Hosoume67150/
Jossund6729/
Jassoum679/
Chhosum675/
Hijosun673/
Johsund672/
Sossoum672/
Yossoum671/
Juochum671/
Joshgun671/
Hossoum671/
Djazoum671/
Djoujum671/
Ajiosun671/
Iotsume671/
Djozoum671/
Djodjum671/
Ojoseun671/
Juschum670/
Joshaun670/
Jotchum670/

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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
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  • 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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