Yosifov Surname

120,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yosifov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosifov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3,7101:1,881272
Greece291:382,06251,720
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yosifov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yosifov (Russian: Йосифов) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosifov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,528th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,915,759 people. Yosifov is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Yosifov reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3,710 people, or 1 in 1,881. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 26 percent live, Pazardzhik Province, where 7 percent live and Varna Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria Yosifov exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Yosifov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yosifov surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Yosifov earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yosifova933,730/
Yossifov9325/
Ysifov923/
Yossifova8821/
Josifov86593/
Iosifov86454/
Yosyfov86358/
Yosefov868/
Ysifova863/
Yasifov863/
Yosifof861/
Josifova80504/
Iosifova80350/
Yosyfova80108/
Iossifov8032/
Josifovs8017/
Jossifov8017/
Uysifova801/
Yasifova801/
Jousifov801/
Isifov77152/
Yossifoff75105/
Iossifova7517/
Jossifova755/
Jousifova751/
Isifova71150/
Yosefof7159/
Josefov7113/
Josifow7110/
Yozefov719/
Iozifov712/
Josifof712/
Iosyfov711/
Issifov711/
Joussifova711/
Ysyfova711/
Yosephov6790/
Josefova672/
Yossefof671/
Jozifova671/
Josifoff671/

Yosifov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosifov in the Russian language
Йосифовjosifov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yosifov
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