Yosiah Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Yosiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Yosiah (177) may also be a first name.
Yosiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yosiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yosiah is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosiah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Yosiah reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yosiah is also the 685,598th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 177 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 76 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Yosiah is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yossiah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yosia | 91 | 3,796 | / |
| Yoshiaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Josiah | 83 | 41,743 | / |
| Yoshia | 83 | 214 | / |
| Yasiah | 83 | 103 | / |
| Yosias | 83 | 24 | / |
| Iosiah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yossia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yoseah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eyosia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yosiho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eosiah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jossiah | 77 | 364 | / |
| Yassiah | 77 | 78 | / |
| Joshiah | 77 | 77 | / |
| Josiaha | 77 | 30 | / |
| Johsiah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jojsiah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yoshiea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Josciah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yoshiho | 77 | 3 | / |
| Josiash | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yoshioa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ojosiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhosiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hjosiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josihah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yossiho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoshiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josia | 73 | 8,809 | / |
| Iosia | 73 | 181 | / |
| Yozia | 73 | 71 | / |
| Yasia | 73 | 70 | / |
| Yosya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yoshihei | 71 | 8 | / |
| Josaaiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josaiyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jossiaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josias | 67 | 10,643 | / |
| Yoshio | 67 | 5,051 | / |
| Joshia | 67 | 340 | / |
| Yassia | 67 | 305 | / |
| Giosia | 67 | 202 | / |
| Jasiah | 67 | 97 | / |
| Joseah | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yozzia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Josiha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yasyah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jossia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Geosia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yaseah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ijosia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Josiap | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yossio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yashia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jousia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jiosia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josioh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iasiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahsia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ejosia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josiad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoshyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayozia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joosia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojosia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasiho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yosjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jojiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasiap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatsia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohsio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoshya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joscia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yochia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Yosiah
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