Joswa Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Joswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 348 | 1:152,131 | 13,783 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Joswa (1,454) may also be a first name.
Joswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joswa (Marathi: जोश) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Joswa is the 702,422nd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Joswa reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 204,541st most widely held first name globally, held by 1,454 people.
The last name Joswa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 152,131. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 47 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 27 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 24 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joswa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joswa in the Marathi language | ||
| जोश | josa | - |
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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 Joswa
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