Yosefa Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Yosefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 939 | 1:140,840 | 13,947 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yosefa (2,874) may also be a first name.
Yosefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yosefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yosefa (Marathi: योसेफ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yosefa is the 322,243rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Yosefa are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 135,654th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,874 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 140,840. In Indonesia Yosefa is primarily found in: East Java, where 23 percent live, West Sumatra, where 21 percent live and Riau Islands, where 13 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Yosefa is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoseffa | 92 | 58 | / |
| Yoshefa | 92 | 28 | / |
| Yosefat | 92 | 12 | / |
| Yosefah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Yosefha | 92 | 9 | / |
| Yosefad | 92 | 6 | / |
| Yosefaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yosefe | 83 | 6,796 | / |
| Josefa | 83 | 1,785 | / |
| Yosefi | 83 | 1,417 | / |
| Iosefa | 83 | 654 | / |
| Yosofa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Yosefy | 83 | 47 | / |
| Yasefa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Yosifa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Jossefa | 77 | 6,186 | / |
| Yosepha | 77 | 758 | / |
| Josefat | 77 | 140 | / |
| Yoosefi | 77 | 111 | / |
| Yossefi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Yoseffi | 77 | 19 | / |
| Yossefy | 77 | 7 | / |
| Josefas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Josefha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Josefaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yoosefy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Joshefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yoysefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yossifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoshifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yossefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yosofaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esefa | 73 | 149 | / |
| Isefa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yosephas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yoassefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yosephay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josefaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josafa | 67 | 915 | / |
| Josefi | 67 | 368 | / |
| Iosefo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Yasofa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Josefy | 67 | 119 | / |
| Yasifa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Josefe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Josefo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jozefa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yosife | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jasefa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yosifi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iosifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iosefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yisifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jožefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ishefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Esiefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yocefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ycesfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jocefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhsefa | 67 | 1 | / |
Yosefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yosefa in the Marathi language | ||
| योसेफ | yosepha | - |
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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 Yosefa
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