Josif Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Josif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Albania | 30 | 1:97,135 | 9,519 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Josíf (8) are calculated separately.
Josif (6,573) may also be a first name.
Josif Demographics
Average Josif Salary in
United States
$58,235 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Josif (Hindi: जोसिफ, Marathi: जोसीफ) is found most in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms: Josíf. Click here for further potential spellings of Josif.
How Common Is The Last Name Josif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 677,464th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Josif is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Josif live; 29 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Josif is also the 80,824th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 6,573 people.
This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Josif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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
Josif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Josif in the Marathi language | ||
| जोसीफ | josipha | 81.82 |
| जोिसफ़ | joisafa | 18.18 |
| Josif in the Hindi language | ||
| जोसिफ | josipha | 66.67 |
| जोसीफ | josipha | 33.33 |
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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 Josif
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