Josefi Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Czechia

Josefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2301:930,75833,259
Czechia851:125,10020,092
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Joséfi (1) are calculated separately.

Josefi (140) may also be a first name.

Josefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Josefi is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Joséfi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 772,238th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Josefi occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Josefi reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Luso-South America. Josefi is also the 781,395th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 140 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 930,758. In Brazil Josefi is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 53 percent live, Bahia, where 14 percent live and São Paulo, where 12 percent live. Other than Brazil it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 23 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Josefi Last Name Statistics demography

Josefi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joséfi941/
Jousefi9219/
Joseffi928/
Josepfi923/
Josefit922/
Jozsefi921/
Joussefi866/
Josseffi861/
Josepfie860/
Josefa831,785/
Yosefi831,417/
Josifi83229/
Josefy83119/
Josefe8331/
Jozefi8313/
Jusefi8312/
Josafi834/
Josofi832/
Jožefi832/
Yousefi77222,097/
Jossefa776,186/
Hossefi77159/
Josephi77137/
Yoosefi77111/
Joseffy7733/
Yossefi7724/
Yoseffi7719/
Józsefi778/
Ioseffi776/
Josefha775/
Josefer774/
Joshefa772/
Giosefi771/
Josifis771/
Hosefid771/
Yoysefi771/
Josiefe771/
Youssefi715,733/
Gioseffi71563/
Khoshefi7186/
Joseffer7138/
Youseffi7126/
Josephie7117/
Yousiefi718/
Yousefii713/
Josephai712/
Jhoseffy711/
Joshefer711/
Johsefer711/
Jhosefhy711/
Yousefgi711/
Eyousefi711/
Giosefei711/
Youscefi711/
Josephid711/
Youseafi711/
Jossephi710/
Josseffy710/
Yosefe676,796/
Yosefa671,158/
Iosefa67654/
Yusefi67158/
Yosofi6773/
Yosefy6747/
Jozefy6743/
Iozefi6738/
Jozefa6727/
Yosafi6723/
Jasefa6710/
Yosifi678/
Jusefe677/
Hosefa677/
Jasafi677/
Hasefi676/
Josafe676/
Jusifi674/
Jožefa674/
Iosefe674/
Josifa674/
Josheffer674/
Jusefa672/
Yocefi672/
Yasefi672/
Iasefi672/
Jocefa671/
Jocifi671/
Jasofi671/
Zasefi671/
Youssefei671/
Josofe671/
Giosseffi671/
Youseffih671/
Jhousefer671/
Iosifi671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Josefi
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