Jósvai Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Jósvai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 269 | 1:36,492 | 3,974 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Josvai (68) & Jošvai (3) are calculated separately.
Jósvai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jósvai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jósvai occurs most in Hungary. It can be rendered as a variant: Josvai or Jošvai. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jósvai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 961,438th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jósvai reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Jósvai is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 36,492. In Hungary Jósvai is most prevalent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 33 percent are found, Budapest, where 17 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Hungary this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josvai | 94 | 68 | / |
| Józsvai | 92 | 23 | / |
| Jošvai | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jósvay | 83 | 16 | / |
| Jóvi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jósvaiová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jozsvai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Savai | 73 | 9,020 | / |
| Sávai | 73 | 290 | / |
| Jasvi | 73 | 211 | / |
| Javai | 73 | 114 | / |
| Josva | 73 | 44 | / |
| Jasva | 73 | 30 | / |
| Jóbai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sovai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jovai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Josvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Javaid | 67 | 80,615 | / |
| Javaji | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Djavai | 67 | 419 | / |
| Javayi | 67 | 317 | / |
| Savaia | 67 | 252 | / |
| Joshva | 67 | 119 | / |
| Javaiy | 67 | 105 | / |
| Savaio | 67 | 55 | / |
| Saavai | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jovais | 67 | 38 | / |
| Jasvad | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jashva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jožvai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Josvay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Savaie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sahvai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jovaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Javais | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sovaiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Javaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jovaid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sovaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Savaai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jasvas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jósvayová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jovait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasvid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasvit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jausva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djovai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savaiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóšvaiová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Jósvai
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