Josev Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Josev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1991:10,5601,702
Serbia141:510,35319,964
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Jošev (103) are calculated separately.

Josev (132) may also be a first name.

Josev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Josev (Marathi: जोसेव) occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Jošev. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Josev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Josev reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 807,735th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 132 people.

The last name Josev is most prevalent in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 10,560. In North Macedonia Josev is mostly concentrated in: Eastern, where 60 percent live, Skopje, where 23 percent live and Northeastern, where 15 percent live. Other than North Macedonia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jošev93103/
Joseva9188/
Joshev912/
Josef8013,793/
Josep802,288/
Josiv80174/
Jocev80127/
Sosev8093/
Yosev8083/
Joseb8030/
Josov8015/
Iosev806/
Josav804/
Josew801/
Hosev801/
Jasev801/
Jožev801/
Cosev801/
Josefová77108/
Josefova772/
Joseph732,132,193/
Josehp731,387/
Joshep731,138/
Yoseva73536/
Jousef73350/
Jozsef73315/
Joosep73184/
Joshef73174/
Yotsev73145/
Joseff73117/
Josefs73101/
Yoshev7385/
Josefh7365/
Johsep7354/
Josepf7339/
Jaseva7339/
Hoshev7339/
Josept7338/
Jossef7333/
Josefe7331/
Josepe7330/
Joszef7317/
Sosiev7316/
Geosev7316/
Josepp7313/
Joseef7313/
Jossep7312/
Joseap7312/
Ioseva7311/
Josebh7311/
Hotsev7311/
Josesp739/
Soshev738/
Josief737/
Joseps736/
Ioshev736/
Josheb735/
Djosef735/
Jhosep735/
Joseab734/
Khosev733/
Housev733/
Joisiv733/
Josehf733/
Hoosev732/
Juosef732/
Jashev732/
Jjosef732/
Jasevs732/
Joseft732/
Zoseva731/
Ojosef731/
Josaef731/
Josavh731/
Josetf731/
Joshav731/
Joshew731/
Ajosef731/
Zoseev731/
Zoshev731/
Zosiev731/
Yoosev731/
Sousev731/
Joseif731/
Hosevs731/
Hosiev731/
Josepĥ731/
Josesf731/
Jousep731/
Joseaf731/
Jooseb731/
Giosev731/
Josipe731/
Jozeva731/
Josejp731/
Joseup730/
Josephová713/
Josephs6711,609/
Josephe67914/
Josheph67309/
Josepph67143/
Khoshev67141/
Joussef6790/
Yosheva6782/
Josseph6780/
Yhoshev6775/
Josesph6750/
Khosiev6742/
Geoshev6736/
Soushev6735/
Jooseph6735/
Josheff6733/
Jjoseph6727/
Tjoseph6725/
Joseeph6722/
Yoshaev6720/
Josephh6719/
Josiffe6717/
Josepht6717/
Josseff6716/
Jhoseph6715/
Josephp6715/
Djoseph6715/
Josephf6715/
Joiseph6714/
Ajoseph6713/
Jouseph6713/
Josaeph6712/
Joseppe6711/
Khoseva6710/
Cosceev6710/
Josehph679/
Johseph679/
Zottsev678/
Joseiph678/
Josedph677/
Josieph676/
Juoseph675/
Josèphe675/
Gioshev674/
Ejoseph674/
Josepsh674/
Jioseph674/
Josoeph673/
Zotsiev672/
Zoytsev672/
Joseshp672/
Josiphe672/
Joschep672/
Josepch672/
Joshehp672/
Khoseev671/
Choshev671/
Chosiev671/
Jasjeev671/
Josefph671/
Josheap671/
Jochetv671/
Jozseff671/
Iosheva671/
Jgoseph671/
Ojoseph671/
Joszeph671/
Josseps671/
Joseuph671/
Joshept671/
Jodseph671/
Geoseva671/
Djossef671/
Josjeph671/
Joshefs671/
Hjoseph671/
Ijoseph671/
Josefhs671/
Josephd671/
Josepps671/
Jotseph671/
Josiefe671/
Jouseff671/
Jouseif671/
Josheps670/
Joseaph670/

Josev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josev in the Marathi language
जोसेवjoseva-

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Footnotes

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