Joswe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Joswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Joswe (273) may also be a first name.

Joswe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joswe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Joswe is found most frequently in Peru. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joswe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Joswe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Joswe reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Andean South America. Joswe is also the 537,992nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 273 people.

Joswe is most common in Peru, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,531,569. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Lima Province, where 89 percent are found and Ayacucho Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Peru this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 17 percent are found and Chile, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joswey914/
Djoswe911/
Joshwe911/
Joswee911/
Josw892/
Josue8040,857/
Joswa80419/
Jaswe8022/
Soswe8017/
Josbe8010/
Josve802/
Yoswe802/
Joswi801/
Joshwa731,737/
Josway7345/
Joshue7334/
Josoue7325/
Jossue7314/
Yoswee737/
Josuie734/
Uyoswe732/
Josuee732/
Josved732/
Josvet731/
Jushwe731/
Joisue731/
Josuey731/
Josuer731/
Joswaa731/
Youswe731/
Josues730/
Joshway6780/
Joswich6750/
Joshwaa6741/
Jaswetz679/
Jasw673/
Djotsue671/
Jochwed671/
Joeshue671/
Joshuea671/
Joshbee671/
Joesueh671/
Josueth671/

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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 Joswe
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