Josefus Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Josefus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josefus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1161:91,66815,238
Germany951:847,42661,310
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Austria131:655,03358,041
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Josefus (35) may also be a first name.

Josefus Last Name Facts

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

Josefus is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Josefus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Josefus reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 91,668. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 66 percent reside, Prague, where 17 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Czechia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Josefus Last Name Statistics demography

Josefus earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josefhus936/
Josefu92320/
Yosefus8678/
Jozefus862/
Joshefu861/
Josifus861/
Josefusová82110/
Josefusova822/
Josephus80592/
Hosefuse800/
Yosefu7742/
Josefů774/
Josepheus752/
Djossefou751/
Josephous751/
Josephaus750/
Josephu71796/
Juzefus717/
Sosefou713/
Eosefou711/
Jozefou711/
Josephau67145/
Yosephus6717/
Jozephus674/
Jocephus672/
Jusephus671/
Josaphus671/
Joecephus631/
Yozefu6233/
Yusifus571/
Josephoo534/
Joséphau532/
Yossifou532/

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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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  • 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 Josefus
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