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

Jozu is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jozu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jozu is the 299,736th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jozu reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

The last name Jozu is most frequent 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 live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Jozu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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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