Around the globe, Ιωσήφ (Giuseppe 
, Iosif , Jossif 
) is a prevalent masculine forename. The given name Ιωσήφ is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Italy, where it is a prevalent male name, San Marino, where it is a widespread male name, and Greece, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Italy, Greece, and Germany. Much less frequently, Ιωσήφ is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Giuseppe, Iosif | Romania, Greece, Germany, Italy, United States |
| Jossif | Germany, Venezuela, Brazil, United States, Japan |
| Ιωσήφ | Greece |
Husiy, Ioseb, Iosef, Ioseph, Iosephus, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Jazeps, Joe, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josip, Josseph, Josyp, José, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Jósep, Józef, József, Jāzeps, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Seosamh, Yazep, Yosef, Yoseph, Yosyp, Zé, Восіп, Джо, Джозеф,
Ιωσήφ is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joseph , the Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel, The Qur’an; Joseph of Arimathea , the disciple of Jesus, donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League and Joe Biden , the fictional parody character from The Onion loosely based on the real Joe Biden, and in many other works.
| ιωσήφ ρακενδύτης GR (b. 1280) |
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| ιωσήφ φιλάγρης Byzantine writer, GR (b. 1335) |
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| ιωσήφ πλουσιαδηνός Greek musician, GR (b. 1429) |
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ιωσήφ σολομών ντελμέντιγκο Greek rabbi, GR (b. 1591) |
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| ιωσήφ αντωνόπουλος GR (b. 1749) |
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ιωσήφ δεκιγάλλας Greek writer and physician (1812-1886), GR (b. 1812) |
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ιωσήφ μομφεράτος Greek politician, GR (b. 1816) |
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| ιωσήφ ο από ανδρούσης Orthodox bishop of Messini, Greece, 1820s, GR (b. 1770) |
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ιωσήφ λιμπεράλης Greek composer, pianist and music educator, GR (b. 1820) |
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| ρωγών ιωσήφ Orthodox cleric at Missolongi, 1826, GR (b. 1776) |
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| ζαφειρόπουλος ιωσήφ Greek writer and priest, GR (b. 1785) |
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ιωσήφ καίσαρης Greek musician, GR (b. 1845) |
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| ιωσήφ κοράλλης GR (b. 1803) |
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ιωσήφ κούνδουρος Greek politician, GR (b. 1885) |
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ιωσήφ σουστιέλ Greek antiquarian seller, GR (b. 1904) |
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