José Forename
855th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,029,041 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Cape Verde
José Forename Definition:
Spanish (masculine) - Increasing.
José Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 100% | 351,439 | 1:77 | 7 |
| Portugal | - | 205,465 | 1:51 | 7 |
| Mozambique | - | 162,237 | 1:168 | 19 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 51,894 | 1:33 | 8 |
| Brazil | 100% | 45,670 | 1:4,691 | 642 |
| Spain | - | 35,556 | 1:1,309 | 201 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 31,439 | 1:752 | 157 |
| Mexico | - | 29,039 | 1:4,275 | 521 |
| Cape Verde | - | 21,370 | 1:25 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 14,135 | 1:581 | 127 |
| Guatemala | - | 12,549 | 1:1,284 | 259 |
| Belgium | 100% | 9,947 | 1:1,155 | 278 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 5,652 | 1:1,846 | 291 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5,630 | 1:631 | 119 |
| France | 97% | 5,112 | 1:13,003 | 745 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 4,940 | 1:230 | 69 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 4,787 | 1:118 | 13 |
| Cuba | - | 4,272 | 1:2,693 | 385 |
| Argentina | - | 3,724 | 1:11,486 | 700 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3,428 | 1:8,810 | 984 |
| Panama | 100% | 2,674 | 1:1,461 | 285 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2,384 | 1:81 | 3 |
| South Africa | 98% | 2,034 | 1:26,811 | 3,372 |
| Chile | 100% | 1,714 | 1:10,273 | 772 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1,286 | 1:37,153 | 1,938 |
| Sweden | 99% | 1,247 | 1:7,905 | 751 |
| Togo | - | 1,236 | 1:5,857 | 938 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1,217 | 1:454 | 39 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,001 | 1:31,760 | 2,037 |
| DR Congo | - | 808 | 1:91,371 | 5,018 |
| Uruguay | - | 766 | 1:4,475 | 456 |
| Canada | 81% | 722 | 1:45,891 | 3,117 |
| Mali | 100% | 497 | 1:34,160 | 2,094 |
| Germany | 100% | 413 | 1:234,087 | 3,416 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 373 | 1:28,422 | 1,642 |
| Ecuador | - | 347 | 1:51,086 | 1,789 |
| Costa Rica | - | 324 | 1:14,716 | 1,174 |
| Gabon | - | 281 | 1:6,702 | 1,252 |
| Italy | - | 252 | 1:242,310 | 3,267 |
| Congo | 100% | 242 | 1:20,699 | 2,122 |
| Iceland | - | 114 | 1:3,211 | 459 |
| Benin | 100% | 88 | 1:120,180 | 6,948 |
| Norway | 100% | 79 | 1:64,966 | 2,450 |
| Denmark | - | 47 | 1:120,202 | 3,247 |
| Curaçao | - | 42 | 1:3,710 | 582 |
| Netherlands | - | 37 | 1:456,813 | 11,669 |
| East Timor | - | 36 | 1:33,844 | 110 |
| Czechia | - | 36 | 1:296,004 | 1,948 |
| Monaco | 100% | 32 | 1:1,202 | 258 |
| New Caledonia | - | 30 | 1:9,005 | 945 |
| Nicaragua | - | 26 | 1:231,474 | 5,516 |
| Andorra | - | 25 | 1:3,315 | 344 |
| Central African Republic | - | 25 | 1:180,616 | 330 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 24 | 1:961,497 | 28,831 |
| Honduras | - | 23 | 1:383,368 | 6,614 |
| Gibraltar | - | 23 | 1:1,484 | 297 |
| French Polynesia | - | 22 | 1:12,632 | 1,507 |
| Finland | 100% | 19 | 1:288,589 | 4,209 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67% | 19 | 1:5,873 | 978 |
| Cameroon | - | 18 | 1:1,200,584 | 30,105 |
| Estonia | 100% | 17 | 1:77,375 | 3,612 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 16 | 1:2,366 | 345 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 15 | 1:421 | 107 |
| Paraguay | - | 13 | 1:556,677 | 5,170 |
| Senegal | - | 13 | 1:1,121,643 | 9,904 |
| El Salvador | - | 13 | 1:487,830 | 4,461 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Hungary | 100% | 8 | 1:1,223,971 | 3,159 |
| United States | - | 8 | 1:45,317,122 | 288,724 |
| Haiti | - | 7 | 1:1,532,422 | 18,706 |
| Tunisia | - | 7 | 1:96,700 | 5,802 |
| Philippines | - | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| Mauritania | - | 4 | 1:1,023,810 | 14,082 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| San Marino | 100% | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | 100% | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
The alternate forms: Jose (29,946,427), Josè (4,095), Josê (47), Jósé (29), Jôsé (1), Joše (189), Jóse (182), Jôse (38), Jòse (13), Jośe (2) & Jõse (1) are calculated separately.
José (217,204) may also be a surname.
José Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Spanish (masculine) - Increasing.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
José Forename Popularity
José Demographics
Average José Salary in
South Africa
R 667,176
Per year
Rank:
7,270 of 215,981
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.053245
Rank: 303 of 215,981
Percentage of national average salary:
280.75%
Sample size: 2,000 (2017)
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose | 92 | 29,946,427 | / |
| Josè | 92 | 4,095 | / |
| Josê | 92 | 47 | / |
| Jósé | 92 | 29 | / |
| Jôsé | 92 | 1 | / |
| Josée | 89 | 20,172 | / |
| Joséa | 89 | 21 | / |
| Jjosé | 89 | 20 | / |
| Jossé | 89 | 14 | / |
| Josér | 89 | 9 | / |
| Josép | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ejosé | 89 | 4 | / |
| Joisé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joosé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joshé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Josés | 89 | 2 | / |
| Joszé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jousé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jhosé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ijosé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ajosé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Djosé | 89 | 2 | / |
| Joséj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hjosé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joséy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Joše | 83 | 189 | / |
| Jóse | 83 | 182 | / |
| Jôse | 83 | 38 | / |
| Jòse | 83 | 13 | / |
| Jośe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jõse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joséph | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jossée | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aajosé | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jhossé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joséjh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oojosé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Josi | 75 | 42,163 | / |
| Josy | 75 | 18,065 | / |
| Josa | 75 | 3,388 | / |
| Jozé | 75 | 180 | / |
| Josá | 75 | 44 | / |
| Jocé | 75 | 12 | / |
| Yosé | 75 | 7 | / |
| Josí | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jasé | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sosé | 75 | 3 | / |
| Josä | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iosé | 75 | 2 | / |
| Josý | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joxé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Josie | 67 | 139,761 | / |
| Josep | 67 | 101,928 | / |
| Josip | 67 | 90,310 | / |
| Josee | 67 | 74,439 | / |
| Joshi | 67 | 19,009 | / |
| Josoa | 67 | 13,962 | / |
| Joshy | 67 | 13,345 | / |
| Jossy | 67 | 7,170 | / |
| Josje | 67 | 2,753 | / |
| Josey | 67 | 2,732 | / |
| Joise | 67 | 2,636 | / |
| Josse | 67 | 2,456 | / |
| Joses | 67 | 2,098 | / |
| Josha | 67 | 1,460 | / |
| Joyse | 67 | 1,363 | / |
| Joisi | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Josea | 67 | 1,126 | / |
| Joges | 67 | 1,104 | / |
| Jossi | 67 | 1,039 | / |
| Josei | 67 | 1,033 | / |
| Joseh | 67 | 996 | / |
| Joser | 67 | 930 | / |
| Joisy | 67 | 860 | / |
| Jouse | 67 | 834 | / |
| Josèe | 67 | 816 | / |
| Ajose | 67 | 775 | / |
| Joisa | 67 | 680 | / |
| Joset | 67 | 652 | / |
| Jossa | 67 | 634 | / |
| Joysi | 67 | 627 | / |
| Josis | 67 | 534 | / |
| Josii | 67 | 483 | / |
| Josid | 67 | 403 | / |
| Joysa | 67 | 398 | / |
| Joose | 67 | 385 | / |
| Jhose | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ijose | 67 | 306 | / |
| Josai | 67 | 277 | / |
| Josih | 67 | 259 | / |
| Joshe | 67 | 200 | / |
| Josit | 67 | 183 | / |
| Joosa | 67 | 173 | / |
| Joysy | 67 | 157 | / |
| Jhosa | 67 | 154 | / |
| Jhosy | 67 | 154 | / |
| Jjose | 67 | 151 | / |
| Jyosi | 67 | 151 | / |
| Jozes | 67 | 123 | / |
| Josui | 67 | 122 | / |
| Josiy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Josed | 67 | 110 | / |
| Joscy | 67 | 100 | / |
| Jousy | 67 | 99 | / |
| Djose | 67 | 83 | / |
| Jousi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Josce | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jiose | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jhosi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Djosi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Jiosa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Joseu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Josay | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jogis | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ajosa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Joosi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Joces | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jozsi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Josej | 67 | 28 | / |
| Joosy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jousa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Johse | 67 | 26 | / |
| Josyp | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ejose | 67 | 23 | / |
| Josci | 67 | 23 | / |
| Josge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Johsy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jos'e | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ojose | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jotsy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Joxsy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Josez | 67 | 17 | / |
| Josaa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Joseĭ | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jyosa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Josuy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Josys | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jozsa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jotsi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jocis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Johsi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Josoy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Joszi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Josza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jodse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hjose | 67 | 8 | / |
| Josze | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jozis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jojse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Juose | 67 | 6 | / |
| Joszy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Josoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tjose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jozse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojosi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jossè | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jotse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiosi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jodsi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajosi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajosy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ujose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiosy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josuá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyose | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojosa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Joísa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jo'se | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jozée | 67 | 3 | / |
| Juosi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josxe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zjose | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jjosi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josçe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joxse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jozsy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joshj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djosy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Josaí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joseç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joseí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josėe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josxy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josãe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jodsy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jjosè | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jassé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joïse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josèt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zossé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Éjose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ċjosy | 67 | 1 | / |
| J'ose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhosè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjosy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jojjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jojsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joxsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jozys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jozzé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joíse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joseá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jossá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josxi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josèa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josêe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josže | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giosé | 67 | 1 | / |
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- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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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 José