Josf Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Josf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India521:14,751,257245,013
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Josf (404) may also be a first name.

Josf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Josf (Hindi: जोसफ) is most common in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Josf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Josf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Josf reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 429,175th most widely held first name on earth, held by 404 people.

The surname Josf is most widespread in India, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 14,751,257. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 65 percent live, Maharashtra, where 19 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joshf897/
Jousf893/
Josfe892/
Jossf891/
Joesf891/
Jof8626/
Josfph806/
Joeshf801/
Joof7520,533/
Yosf751,524/
Jouf75520/
Jozf75273/
Jofe75130/
Jofs7542/
Joff7535/
Jojf7511/
Jowf757/
Jusf756/
Jgof756/
Hosf754/
Hjof754/
Jasf753/
Josb753/
Josw752/
Djof752/
Jiof752/
Jopf752/
Joyf752/
Sosf751/
Ijof751/
Jyof751/
Jovf751/
Jovs751/
Joft751/
Jodf751/
Jofp751/
Tjof751/
Johf750/
Yousf678,556/
Joffe673,665/
Yossf67462/
Djouf67166/
Joffs6787/
Joufs6712/
Yoosf6711/
Yosfe6710/
Joyfe677/
Housf675/
Yoasf674/
Djoof673/
Yoshf672/
Hossf672/
Joshb672/
Jasfe672/
Sosfh672/
Yoysf671/
Djozf671/
Hohsf671/
Jausf671/
Johws671/
Joudf671/
Joffė671/
Jusfh671/
Djofe671/
Eosff671/
Josbh671/
Yosdf671/
Jouff670/
Jopfe670/

Josf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josf in the Hindi language
जोसफjosapha-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Josf
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