Josiah is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Josiah
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Josiah

How popular is Josiah?

Josiah is common in Nigeria.

Josiah is ranked 13899 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Josiahs grew by 31.72043 per cent to 490 since 2000 and ranked 43969 after elevating 8434 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 66.33 64.52
White 14.69 15.05
Others 7.35 7.8
Hispanic or Latino 5.71 6.99
Josiah is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Antigua and Barbuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 37947 people have been found who wears Josiah as their family name. Josiah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
5,340 Iceland6
137 Vanuatu3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
19,452 Malaysia3
941 Liberia3
4,104 South Korea2
24,766 Scotland2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
8,995 Uganda2
4,781 Malawi2
1,970 Grenada1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
5,872 Namibia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
6,149 Ethiopia1
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
16,640 Hong Kong1
6,212 Jamaica1
9,591 Panama1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
58,885 Poland1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
4,435 Togo1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Trinidad and Tobago48
75,883 Canada37
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
28,338 Norway20
7,162 Thailand15
536,142 India13
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
37,137 Australia58
Countries with hundreds of Josiah:
9,017 South Africa712
50,705 United States523
13,982 England419
863 Botswana407
4,921 Zimbabwe396
438 Guyana322
39,199 Philippines258
51 Antigua and Barbuda197
Countries with thousands of Josiah:
896 Tanzania5,789
1,824 Kenya3,139
305 Sierra Leone2,340
1,623 Ghana2,077
Countries with ten thousands of Josiah:
1,201 Nigeria21,091
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Josiah Namesakes

  • Tedd Josiah, Record Producer
  • William Josiah Tilson, Judge
  • Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Politician
  • David Josiah Brewer, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • William Josiah Tilson, Judge
  • David Josiah Brewer, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Politician
  • Tedd Josiah, Record Producer
  • Tedd Josiah, Record Producer
  • David Josiah Brewer, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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