Josva Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Josva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Josva (346) may also be a first name.
Josva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josva (Hindi: जोसवा) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Josva is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Josva reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 468,941st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 346 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 44 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 30 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent are found. Not including India Josva is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Josva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josva in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसवा | josava | 90 |
| जोस्वा | josva | 10 |
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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 Josva
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