Josif Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Albania

Josif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Albania301:97,1359,519
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England171:3,277,533109,658
India161:47,941,586492,263
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Josíf (8) are calculated separately.

Josif (6,573) may also be a first name.

Josif Last Name Facts

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

Josif (Hindi: जोसिफ, Marathi: जोसीफ) is found most in Egypt. It can occur as: Josíf. Click here for other possible spellings of Josif.

How Common Is The Last Name Josif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Josif is the 677,464th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Josif reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 28 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Josif is also the 80,824th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 6,573 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Josif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Josif surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Josif earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning $58,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josíf938/
Jousif9128/
Jossif919/
Joshif919/
Josief917/
Josiff914/
Joesif911/
Joseif911/
Josaif911/
Joszif911/
Josiffe8317/
Joussif832/
Ajosiff831/
Josiefe831/
Jouseif831/
Yosif8023,669/
Josef8013,793/
Iosif8010,729/
Josib80199/
Josiv80174/
Jozif8058/
Jasif8041/
Hosif8030/
Jocif8029/
Jusif8019/
Cosif802/
Jojif801/
Joséf801/
Josyf801/
Josiw801/
Josifova77504/
Jousiffe7749/
Josifová7722/
Hajiosif772/
Yousif73499,525/
Yossif733,331/
Yoseif73429/
Josibh73411/
Jousef73350/
Jozsef73315/
Josiph73237/
Yosief73210/
Joshef73174/
Joseff73117/
Josefs73101/
Yoosif7369/
Josefh7365/
Iossif7345/
Josepf7339/
Jossef7333/
Josefe7331/
Jussif7322/
Khosif7319/
Joszef7317/
Yosaif7317/
Yosife7316/
Joseef7313/
Joesef7310/
Yoshif7310/
Yosuif739/
Jouzif738/
Jozaif736/
Djosef735/
Jashif734/
Yoysif734/
Jossib734/
Jassif733/
Joisiv733/
Josehf733/
Juosef732/
Jausif732/
Jjosef732/
Joseft732/
Ojosef731/
Josetf731/
Joshib731/
Joshiw731/
Iosief731/
Ajosef731/
Sossif731/
Josesf731/
Jozife731/
Joseaf731/
Yoasif731/
Sousif731/
Jossifova715/
Jousifova711/
Youssif6730,612/
Yousief671,509/
Youseif671,340/
Yousiff67133/
Yousaif67125/
Joussef6790/
Hosseif6735/
Josheff6733/
Yousuif6733/
Yosseif6719/
Yaousif6718/
Josseff6716/
Josephf6715/
Ioussif6710/
Joseiph678/
Josieph676/
Yaoosif676/
Yossief676/
Jousiph673/
Iossief673/
Josaiph672/
Josiphe672/
Giousif672/
Youshif672/
Josefph671/
Joeshef671/
Jozseff671/
Yiousif671/
Yossifs671/
Yoyusif671/
Uyousif671/
Yoyssif671/
Khoseif671/
Khoshif671/
Joussifova671/
Jusieff671/
Joessef671/
Yousihf671/
Zoussif671/
Djossef671/
Joshefs671/
Josefhs671/
Yhousif671/
Youusif671/
Yoousif671/
Yoiusif671/
Jhosiph671/
Jouseff671/

Josif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josif in the Marathi language
जोसीफjosipha81.82
जोिसफ़joisafa18.18
Josif in the Hindi language
जोसिफjosipha66.67
जोसीफjosipha33.33

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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 Josif
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