Josw Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States

Josw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Josw (13) may also be a first name.

Josw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josw is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Josw.

How Common Is The Last Name Josw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Josw are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Josw is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 100 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joswe8912/
Joswph802/
Djoswe801/
Joshwe801/
Josf7571/
Josb753/
Jasw753/
Sosw752/
Jaswe6722/
Joshf677/
Jousf673/
Yoswe672/
Joshb672/
Josfe672/
Iozsw671/
Josbh671/
Jossf671/
Joesf671/

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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 Josw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis