Joswa Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Joswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3481:152,13113,783
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
India81:95,883,173728,828
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 702,422nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The last name Joswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Joswa are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Joswa is also the 204,541st most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 1,454 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 152,131. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 47 percent live, Pwani Region, where 27 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 24 percent live. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joshwa911,737/
Josway9145/
Djoswa9122/
Joswah9111/
Joswaa911/
Joeswa911/
Joshway8380/
Joshwaa8341/
Djoshwa834/
Jooswat834/
Joeshwa833/
Joshwua832/
Josua803,114/
Yoswa80271/
Soswa80220/
Jaswa80127/
Josva8044/
Joswe8012/
Juswa803/
Josba803/
Joswi801/
Joeshwaa773/
Joshua73224,347/
Yoshwa73289/
Joshva73119/
Josvai7368/
Jossua7320/
Jushwa7316/
Joesua7312/
Josjua7310/
Jashwa7310/
Yosway739/
Josvay737/
Jhosua736/
Jousua734/
Joswey734/
Jasway733/
Josuat732/
Jyosua732/
Joshwe731/
Joosua731/
Jjosua731/
Yosswa731/
Djaswa731/
Joshba731/
Joswee731/
Ojosua731/
Jasswa731/
Josuaa731/
Hioswa731/
Jiosua730/
Sosway730/
Joswich6750/
Josshua6732/
Joeshua6732/
Joushua6730/
Jozsvai679/
Ojoshua679/
Joshsua677/
Jooshua677/
Joshuas676/
Jodshua675/
Joshuae675/
Geoshwa674/
Ieosway674/
Joschua674/
Joshhua674/
Joshuad672/
Yodswat672/
Joshuay671/
Jhoshua671/
Joshuea671/
Yoswast671/
Youshwa671/
Zotshwa671/
Jyoshua671/
Jashwah671/
Jahshwa671/
Djotsua671/
Yodswad671/
Juoshua671/
Josuhas671/
Joishua671/
Joshuaa671/
Ejoshua671/
Jotshua671/
Joosuah671/
Jgoshua671/
Cossway670/
Yoshway670/

Joswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joswa in the Marathi language
जोशjosa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joswa
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