Yosefe Surname
Approximately 6,796 people bear this surname
Yosefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,956 | 1:16,378 | 2,240 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yosefe (4,110) may also be a first name.
Yosefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yosefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yosefe (Marathi: योसेफॅ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosefe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 72,542nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,072,329 people. Yosefe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yosefe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 108,541st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 4,110 people.
Yosefe is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,956 people, or 1 in 16,378. Beside Ethiopia Yosefe occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yosefe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yosefe in the Marathi language | ||
| योसेफॅ | yosephe | - |
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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 Yosefe
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