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Family name Josia (Josia ) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Josia is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, Namibia, and Madagascar, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Tanzania, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Josia is the forename as well as the last name.
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