Josè Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Josè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josè Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Jose (240,491), José (217,204), Josê (5), Jóse (11), Jósé (8), Jôse (5) & Jósê (2) are calculated separately.

Josè (4,095) may also be a first name.

Josè Last Name Facts

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

Josè occurs most in Portugal. It may be found in the variant forms: Jose, José, Josê, Jóse, Jósé, Jôse or Jósê. Click here for other potential spellings of Josè.

How Common Is The Last Name Josè? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Josè occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Josè live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 108,746th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 4,095 people.

It is most common in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Outside of Portugal this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Colombia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jose92240,491/
José92217,204/
Josê925/
Jossè892/
Jóse8311/
Jósé838/
Jôse835/
Jósê832/
Josi75340,302/
Josa756,602/
Josy751,171/
Josý751/
Hosè751/
Joshi67609,879/
Ajose6712,585/
Josse6710,653/
Josey676,999/
Josić674,689/
Joshy673,771/
Josoa673,494/
Jozsa672,471/
Josep672,288/
Jossa671,234/
Josii671,071/
Josid67968/
Jossy67933/
Jossi67807/
Josip67681/
Josis67651/
Joisa67639/
Jyosi67605/
Josha67576/
Josee67527/
Joses67522/
Josui67487/
Josih67442/
Joset67378/
Ojose67340/
Joseh67316/
Josie67290/
Josea67284/
Joser67243/
Josei67221/
Jousi67209/
Ijose67208/
Josoy67188/
Josit67173/
Josai67147/
Joshe67139/
Jočys67129/
Jozsi67125/
Joose67110/
Joisy67102/
Jogis6799/
Johse6798/
Ejosa6795/
Jocis6771/
Joisi6768/
Josiy6753/
Johsi6749/
Joysa6746/
Josay6742/
Jiosi6741/
Jouse6740/
Joges6739/
Joise6738/
Joosa6735/
Ajosa6735/
Josée6735/
Jhosi6733/
Jousa6733/
Ajosi6731/
Joysi6730/
Josez6729/
Joyse6725/
Ejose6721/
Jozis6720/
Jiosa6719/
Ojosa6719/
Josej6715/
Ijosa6715/
Jossé6714/
Josza6713/
Tjose6711/
Jhose6710/
Ojosi679/
Ijosi678/
Josuá678/
Josuy677/
Jozes677/
Joosi677/
Djose677/
Jotsi676/
Josji676/
Joysy675/
Josér675/
Joscy674/
Jousy674/
Jiose674/
Josaa674/
Josje674/
Jjose674/
Josič674/
Ejosi673/
Josce673/
Cossè673/
Josoi673/
Josaj673/
Joces672/
Joszi672/
Djosi672/
Hjosa672/
Jyose671/
Jyosy671/
Joseu671/
Josgi671/
Joshj671/
Jjosi671/
Jozsy671/
Ujosa671/
Josyp671/
Josãe671/
Joséa671/
Josés671/
Joshı671/
Jotse671/
Josci671/
Joosy671/
Juose671/

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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 Josè
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