Jozsef Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Jozsef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jozsef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1381:145,49215,521
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: József (574) are calculated separately.

Jozsef (15,090) may also be a first name.

Jozsef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jozsef occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: József. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jozsef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 862,604th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Jozsef is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Jozsef reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 46,196th most widely held first name in the world, held by 15,090 people.

It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 145,492. In Romania Jozsef is most frequent in: Harghita County, where 97 percent reside, Bihor County, where 1 percent reside and Covasna County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Jozsef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jozsef earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning $29,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $55,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
József94574/
Jozseff921/
Josef9113,793/
Jozef91806/
Jozseffh861/
Jousef83350/
Joshef83174/
Joseff83117/
Josefs83101/
Josefh8365/
Iozsef8362/
Josepf8339/
Jossef8333/
Josefe8331/
Joszef8317/
Joseef8313/
Joesef8310/
Josief837/
Yozsef835/
Djosef835/
Josehf833/
Jouzef833/
Juosef832/
Jozefs832/
Jjosef832/
Joseft832/
Ojosef831/
Josetf831/
Jozeff831/
Ajosef831/
Joseif831/
Josesf831/
Jozehf831/
Joseaf831/
Jocsef831/
Jozzef831/
Zozsef831/
Joussef7790/
Josheff7733/
Josseff7716/
Josephf7715/
Josefph771/
Joeshef771/
Joessef771/
Djossef771/
Joshefs771/
Josefhs771/
Josiefe771/
Jouseff771/
Jouseif771/
Yosef73101,908/
Iosef73449/
Josif73440/
Jusef73299/
Josev73235/
Sosef73231/
Jožef73182/
Jasef7381/
Yozef7369/
Jozif7358/
Jozíf7336/
Joseb7330/
Jojef7325/
Józef7324/
Hosef7319/
Iozef7314/
Jazef7311/
Josíf738/
Cosef737/
Juzef733/
Jogef731/
Josew731/
Zosef731/
Jozéf731/
Joséf731/
Josyf731/
Jozèf731/
Jocef731/
Zozef731/
Eosef731/
Josefová71108/
Jozefová7168/
Jozefova7113/
Josefova712/
Juosseef711/
Josephpf711/
Jhosseff711/
Josephfs710/
Joseph672,132,193/
Yousef67812,533/
Yossef6720,505/
Yosefe676,796/
Yoseef671,847/
Yoseif67429/
Yoosef67336/
Yoseff67251/
Yosief67210/
Yoasef67153/
Yosefs6797/
Joseva6788/
Chosef6747/
Jozeph6746/
Hossef6731/
Jousif6728/
Yosefh6727/
Yoshef6724/
Jausef6724/
Jazesf6715/
Jassef6713/
Josebh6711/
Yoseuf6711/
Zhozef679/
Jossif679/
Joshif679/
Jouzif678/
Joucef678/
Jusefe677/
Juseff677/
Jyusef676/
Jozaif676/
Josheb675/
Ioseaf675/
Josiff674/
Jaseef674/
Iosefe674/
Joseab674/
Jussef674/
Jazeef674/
Giosef673/
Joshev672/
Jazzef672/
Yoysef672/
Jashef671/
Jushef671/
Joshew671/
Joesif671/
Iosief671/
Hoseff671/
Coseff671/
Hoshef671/
Housef671/
Jozife671/
Josaif671/
Jooseb671/
Geosef671/
Sousef671/
Yhosef671/
Yohsef671/
Zaseef671/
Juseef671/
Jozeva671/
Joszif671/
Joxhef670/

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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 Jozsef
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