Josefe Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Josefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Josefe (333) may also be a first name.

Josefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Josefe (Hindi: जोसेफे, Marathi: जोसेफॅ) is most common in Brazil. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Josefe live; 48 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 479,726th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 333 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil it is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 67 percent reside, Paraná, where 20 percent reside and Bahia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Josefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Josefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Josefe surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josefer924/
Josiefe921/
Josef9113,793/
Joseffer8638/
Johsefer861/
Joshefer861/
Josepfie860/
Yosefe836,796/
Josefa831,785/
Josefi83368/
Jousef83350/
Jozsef83315/
Joshef83174/
Josefy83119/
Joseff83117/
Josefs83101/
Josefh8365/
Josepf8339/
Jossef8333/
Joszef8317/
Joseef8313/
Josief837/
Jusefe837/
Josafe836/
Djosef835/
Iosefe834/
Josehf833/
Juosef832/
Jjosef832/
Joseft832/
Ojosef831/
Josetf831/
Josofe831/
Ajosef831/
Joseif831/
Josesf831/
Joseaf831/
Josheffer804/
Jhousefer801/
Jossefa776,186/
Josephe77914/
Joussef7790/
Josheff7733/
Joseffy7733/
Joseeph7722/
Jousefi7719/
Josiffe7717/
Josseff7716/
Josephf7715/
Joseffi778/
Yousefe777/
Josefha775/
Josepfi773/
Joshefa772/
Josefit772/
Josafee771/
Josefph771/
Jozseff771/
Jozsefi771/
Djossef771/
Joshefs771/
Jozefer771/
Josefhs771/
Uiosefe771/
Yossefe771/
Jouseff771/
Jouseif771/
Joshafe771/
Yosef73101,908/
Jozef73806/
Iosef73449/
Josif73440/
Josev73235/
Sosef73231/
Jožef73182/
Jasef7381/
Joseb7330/
Jojef7325/
Josíf738/
Cosef737/
Jogef731/
Josew731/
Zosef731/
Joséf731/
Josyf731/
Jocef731/
Eosef731/
Josephea71185/
Josepher71169/
Josefová71108/
Jousiffe7149/
Josephes7122/
Josephie7117/
Josephee718/
Joussefi716/
Josephej713/
Youssefe712/
Josefova712/
Juosseef711/
Josepheh711/
Josephez711/
Josephpf711/
Joshephe711/
Jozseffh711/
Josephet711/
Jhoseffy711/
Giosefei711/
Josseffi711/
Yoassefe711/
Yousefee711/
Joseephe711/
Jhosefhy711/
Jhosseff711/
Josephfs710/
Josseffy710/
Joseph672,132,193/
Yossef6720,505/
Yosafe678,398/
Cajefe671,894/
Yoseef671,847/
Yosefi671,417/
Yosefa671,158/
Iosefa67654/
József67574/
Yoseif67429/
Yoosef67336/
Yoseff67251/
Josifi67229/
Yosief67210/
Yoasef67153/
Yosefs6797/
Joseva6788/
Iozsef6762/
Yosefy6747/
Jozefy6743/
Jousif6728/
Jozefa6727/
Yosefh6727/
Yoshef6724/
Jausef6724/
Yosife6716/
Jassef6713/
Jozefi6713/
Jusefi6712/
Josebh6711/
Yoseuf6711/
Jasefa6710/
Jossif679/
Joshif679/
Hasefe678/
Joucef678/
Hosefa677/
Josheb675/
Yozsef675/
Ioseaf675/
Josiff674/
Josafi674/
Jaseef674/
Jaseeb674/
Josifa674/
Joseab674/
Joseeeeph674/
Jožefa674/
Giosef673/
Jouzef673/
Joshev672/
Jusefa672/
Josofi672/
Casefe672/
Jozefs672/
Jožefi672/
Yosofe672/
Yoysef672/
Jashef671/
Joshew671/
Jozeff671/
Iosief671/
Coseff671/
Zoseev671/
Joséfi671/
Jozehf671/
Jozife671/
Josaif671/
Jooseb671/
Jocefa671/
Zozefe671/
Youssefei671/
Youssefey671/
Jozzef671/
Geosef671/
Sousef671/
Yasefe671/
Yhosef671/
Yohsef671/
Zozsef671/
Iusefe671/
Joszif671/
Joxhef670/

Josefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josefe in the Hindi language
जोसेफेjosephe-
Josefe in the Marathi language
जोसेफॅjosephe-

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