Josée Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Josée Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Josee (527) & Joseé (1) are calculated separately.
Josée (20,172) may also be a first name.
Josée Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josée Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josée is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Josee or Joseé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Josée? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Josée occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Josée live; 49 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Gallo-North America. Josée is also the 37,552nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 20,172 people.
The surname is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada Josée is most frequent in: Quebec, where 86 percent live, New Brunswick, where 7 percent live and Ontario, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.
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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 Josée
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