József Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
József Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 558 | 1:17,592 | 1,981 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jozsef (315) are calculated separately.
József (348,044) may also be a first name.
József Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name József Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname József is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also be found as: Jozsef. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name József? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 554,992nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of József are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. József is also the 2,996th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 348,044 people.
The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is borne by 558 people, or 1 in 17,592. In Hungary József is most numerous in: Budapest, where 34 percent reside, Pest County, where 18 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Hungary this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 1 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jozsef | 94 | 315 | / |
| Jozseff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Josef | 73 | 13,793 | / |
| Jozef | 73 | 806 | / |
| Jusef | 73 | 299 | / |
| Jasef | 73 | 81 | / |
| Jazef | 73 | 11 | / |
| Juzef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jozseffh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jousef | 67 | 350 | / |
| Joshef | 67 | 174 | / |
| Joseff | 67 | 117 | / |
| Josefs | 67 | 101 | / |
| Josefh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Iozsef | 67 | 62 | / |
| Josepf | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jossef | 67 | 33 | / |
| Josefe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jausef | 67 | 24 | / |
| Joszef | 67 | 17 | / |
| Joseef | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jassef | 67 | 13 | / |
| Joesef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Josief | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jusefe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Juseff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jyusef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yozsef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaseef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jazeef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jussef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Josehf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jouzef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jjosef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jazzef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Juosef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joseft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jashef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jushef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojosef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josetf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jozeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajosef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juseef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jozzef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joseaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jozehf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Josesf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 József
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