Jozu Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Jozu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jozu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,2611:101,3836,098
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Jozu (22) may also be a first name.

Jozu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jozu is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jozu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jozu is the 299,736th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. The last name Jozu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jozu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Jozu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 1,261 people, or 1 in 101,383. In Japan Jozu is most prevalent in: Gifu Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jozus896/
Jozou894/
Jotzu892/
Jozau891/
Joozu891/
Jozut890/
Jozuus805/
Jouzou803/
Jozhou801/
Jozzuh801/
Josu752,356/
Joju751,478/
Iozu75137/
Hozu75115/
Sozu7565/
Jozó7537/
Zozu7518/
Jazu7510/
Cozu7510/
Juzu758/
Jocu754/
Joxu751/
Djouzeu732/
Djouzui731/
Joizeus731/
Jochu674,863/
Ayozu671,085/
Yozcu67869/
Josiu67588/
Josui67487/
Hajou67474/
Jajou67365/
Joshu67303/
Jocou67197/
Ojosu67180/
Chozu67122/
Oyozu6769/
Hoszu6763/
Jossu6747/
Jotsu6747/
Ajosu6742/
Joosu6738/
Zozou6729/
Jacou6728/
Jojou6725/
Ijoju6723/
Ijosu6716/
Josus6714/
Zozus6710/
Djosu6710/
Jazut678/
Josuá678/
Zajou678/
Eyozu678/
Josuy677/
Hajzu677/
Jaziu677/
Josau677/
Jazau677/
Iorzu677/
Josuh676/
Juzup676/
Jasou675/
Josou674/
Johsu674/
Suozu674/
Yajou674/
Juzhu673/
Joisu673/
Hozhu673/
Jujou672/
Hojou672/
Juzau672/
Jazou672/
Djocu672/
Josup672/
Juzud672/
Jiuzu672/
Horzu672/
Jojhu671/
Jojju671/
Joseu671/
Jouju671/
Zozeu671/
Zuozu671/
Zoozu671/
Ajocu671/
Ihozu671/
Joxsu671/
Ehozu671/
Jazus671/
Jarzu671/
Khozu671/
Joczó671/
Jucou671/
Ojuzu671/
Yozeu671/
Yozou671/
Yoazu671/
Sozeu671/
Ejosu671/
Jooju671/
Zouzu671/
Sozzu671/
Zorzu671/
Jhoxu671/
Hozup670/

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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 Jozu
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