Jozif Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Jozif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jozif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Jozíf (36) are calculated separately.

Jozif (45) may also be a first name.

Jozif Last Name Facts

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

Jozif is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Jozíf. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jozif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Jozif live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Jozif is also the 1,504,468th most widespread forename globally It is held by 45 people.

Jozif is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 303,813. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Pardubice Region, where 94 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Czechia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 34 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jozíf9336/
Jouzif918/
Jozaif916/
Joszif911/
Jozife911/
Jozef80806/
Josif80440/
Jocif8029/
Juzif801/
Jozèf801/
Iozif801/
Jojif801/
Jozéf801/
Jozifová7744/
Jozifova771/
Jozsef73315/
Jousif7328/
Joszef7317/
Joshif739/
Jossif739/
Josief737/
Josiff734/
Jouzef733/
Jozefs732/
Jozehf731/
Jozzef731/
Juzaif731/
Josaif731/
Hozaif731/
Joseif731/
Jozeff731/
Josiffe6717/
Joussif672/
Hozaife672/
Jouseif671/
Josiefe671/
Juzzaif671/
Houzaif671/
Ajosiff671/
Jozseff671/

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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 Jozif
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