Yeshua Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yeshua Surname User-submission:

The Yeshua surname is from Hebrew, meaning 'salvation'. Can be a short for Yehoshua, which means 'God saves'. It is the original Hebrew-Aramaic name for Jesus.

Yeshua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4051:21,1303,144
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England181:3,095,448105,421
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Yeshua (634) may also be a first name.

Yeshua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yeshua surname is from Hebrew, meaning 'salvation'. Can be a short for Yehoshua, which means 'God saves'. It is the original Hebrew-Aramaic name for Jesus.

- pzhalevi

Yeshua Last Name Facts

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

Yeshua (Arabic: يشوا) is most common in Israel. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeshua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,101st most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name Yeshua occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Yeshua are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Yeshua is also the 330,552nd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 634 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 21,130. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 45 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Israel this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Yeshua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeshua surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Yeshua earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eshua91530/
Yesua91108/
Jeshua83733/
Yechua8311/
Ieshua838/
Ayesua837/
Yoesua835/
Geshua833/
Yeshva832/
Eschua831/
Eyesua831/
Yehuaz831/
Esua802,297/
Yeua801/
Yoesuah7713/
Goeshua776/
Ayeshwa771/
Jyoshua771/
Ejoshua771/
Eschuea771/
Jheshua771/
Geishua771/
Yeswa73454/
Jesua73197/
Gesua73101/
Yezua7342/
Yesba7320/
Essua7318/
Yewua7314/
Yevha736/
Yehuo733/
Yebha733/
Eshva732/
Eshuo731/
Ehuaa731/
Yehwa731/
Ehsua731/
Uysua731/
Yesuo731/
Yeuaa731/
Ojieshua711/
Yhetshwa711/
Essuah67862/
Jessua6738/
Jethua6737/
Yesbaa6719/
Uychua678/
Hyewua676/
Jeshba675/
Eyeswa674/
Yetsuo673/
Ejisua672/
Eihzua672/
Ehojua672/
Ehujua672/
Ehioua672/
Haesua672/
Awesua672/
Ehewua672/
Yessba672/
Jyosua672/
Yehwah672/
Ayasua671/
Geasua671/
Gesuah671/
Yayhua671/
Eeshwa671/
Iyasua671/
Jesuat671/
Iyesuo671/
Yeuhaz671/
Yewuha671/
Yhewha671/
Jeshwa671/
Jéshua671/
Yehvah671/
Yeuhou671/
Yesbay671/
Uyosua671/
Ehisua671/
Eishwa671/
Geisua671/
Yeswwa671/
Eswaha670/

Yeshua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeshua in the Arabic language
يشواyshwa-

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