Yosua Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yosua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yosua (10,535) may also be a first name.

Yosua Last Name Facts

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

Yosua (Oriya: େଯାସୁଆ) is found most in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosua? popularity and diffusion

Yosua is the 450,362nd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Yosua are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 59,180th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 10,535 people.

The surname Yosua is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 257,796. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Jakarta, where 42 percent reside, Banten, where 12 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Yosua exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Yosua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yosua last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Yosua earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoshua911,202/
Yossua91181/
Yoscua9146/
Jyosua912/
Yoosua911/
Uyosua911/
Yotsua911/
Youa89842/
Ysua894/
Yotsuea83277/
Jyoshua831/
Yhoshua831/
Yodsuay831/
Josua803,114/
Yoswa80271/
Iosua80230/
Youah80143/
Yasua8045/
Youha8045/
Yisua8039/
Yowua8034/
Youas8032/
Yosuo8026/
Youat8018/
Yshua804/
Yozua804/
Youaa803/
Yosva802/
Hyoua801/
Ysuat801/
Yojua801/
Uysua801/
Joshua73224,347/
Yoshwa73289/
Yashua73145/
Youatt73116/
Youash7351/
Yochua7322/
Jossua7320/
Yorzua7318/
Youaha7310/
Josjua7310/
Yosway739/
Youahe737/
Yidsua737/
Jhosua736/
Yasuah736/
Yitsua736/
Youhai736/
Joscua735/
Jousua734/
Yasuaa732/
Ioshua732/
Youhat732/
Josuat732/
Josuaa731/
Yassua731/
Yasuoa731/
Youhaa731/
Yowuha731/
Ojosua731/
Yossuo731/
Joosua731/
Jjosua731/
Youaou731/
Youhad731/
Youhah731/
Yosswa731/
Yiasua731/
Jiosua730/
Yowa6712,465/
Yoba678,601/
Esua672,297/
Isua67670/
Yova67639/
Youo67386/
Yaua6774/
Josshua6732/
Joushua6730/
Yatsuha6728/
Ieosuay6721/
Ojoshua679/
Joshsua677/
Jooshua677/
Joshuas676/
Gaysuah676/
Joshuae675/
Jodshua675/
Joschua674/
Joshhua674/
Yasuaha673/
Aayouba673/
Yhochua672/
Joshwua672/
Joshuad672/
Yasuaas672/
Yodswat672/
Ehoshua671/
Eousuah671/
Yswa671/
Joshuay671/
Joshuaa671/
Ejoshua671/
Yasouha671/
Jotshua671/
Joosuah671/
Jgoshua671/
Joshuea671/
Youahie671/
Yodswad671/
Yasuhad671/
Yahouea671/
Joishua671/
Josuhas671/
Juoshua671/
Yoswast671/
Jhoshua671/
Jsua671/
Yoshway670/

Yosua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosua in the Oriya language
େଯାସୁଆeyasu'a-

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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 Yosua
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