Iosif Surname

48,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Iosif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iosif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9,0471:2,219290
Cyprus6781:1,305176
Greece4101:27,0244,089
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Moldova791:45,0816,680
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England211:2,653,24194,788
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Iosif (36,752) may also be a first name.

Iosif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iosif (Russian: Иосиф) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iosif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,121st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 679,238 people. The surname Iosif occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Iosif live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 23,805th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 36,752 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 9,047 people, or 1 in 2,219. In Romania Iosif is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent are found, Prahova County, where 12 percent are found and Buzău County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Romania Iosif is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 6 percent are found and Greece, where 4 percent are found.

Iosif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Iosif last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Iosif last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Iosif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $50,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.24% more than the national average, earning $69,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iossif9145/
Iosief911/
Isif89149/
Iossief833/
Giousif832/
Yiousif831/
Yosif8023,669/
Isife80704/
Iosef80449/
Josif80440/
Issif80321/
Iosib80110/
Iosiv8063/
Isaif8012/
Aisif805/
Yisif802/
Iasif801/
Iozif801/
Uisif801/
Iosifova77350/
Hajiosif772/
Yossif733,331/
Yoseif73429/
Yosief73210/
Yoosif7369/
Iozsef7362/
Isifeh7328/
Jousif7328/
Yosaif7317/
Yosife7316/
Yoshif7310/
Yosuif739/
Jossif739/
Joshif739/
Josief737/
Ioseaf735/
Yoysif734/
Iosefe734/
Josiff734/
Giosef733/
Gaisif732/
Yissif732/
Oissif732/
Aaisif731/
Joszif731/
Isifhe731/
Issaif731/
Uoysif731/
Yoasif731/
Josaif731/
Itshif731/
Issiff731/
Joseif731/
Isssif731/
Iscife731/
Iocife731/
Iossifova7117/
Oissife67375/
Isib67194/
Isifova67150/
Isef6748/
Yosseif6719/
Izif6718/
Josiffe6717/
Ysif6717/
Yossief676/
Isyf674/
Esif672/
Joussif672/
Isiw671/
Jsif671/
Ajosiff671/
Yossifs671/
Yoyssif671/
Isiv671/
Yhousif671/
Youusif671/
Yoousif671/
Josiefe671/
Jouseif671/

Iosif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iosif in the Russian language
Иосифiosif-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iosif
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