Around the globe, יוסף (Joseph 
, Youssef , Josef , among others...) is a prevalent primarily boy's, but very seldom female first name. The first name יוסף is habitual in Israel, where it is a prevalent male name, Morocco, and Lebanon, where it is a widespread male name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Nigeria, and Egypt. Much less frequently, יוסף is the last name as well as the forename.
יוסף is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| José, Yusif, Joseph, Youssef, Yosef, Yousef, Yusef, Josef | Germany, Nigeria, United States, Egypt, France |
| Yossef | Germany, Morocco, United States, Egypt, France |
| Yoseph | Germany, Nigeria, Morocco, United States, Egypt |
| Iosif | Germany, South Africa, United States, Philippines, France |
| יוסף | Israel |
| Yossi | Nigeria, Morocco, United States, India, France |
Giuseppe, Husiy, Ioseb, Iosef, Iosephus, Iosip, Iossif, Isuf, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josep, Josif, Josip, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jozif, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Józef, József, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Yazep, Yosp, Yossele, Youcef, Youssof, Youssouf, Yousuff, Yusp, Yussef, Yussuf, Yusuf, Yvsp, Zé, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф,
יוסף is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joseph , the Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple; 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 and Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League, and in many other works.
| יוסף הקומס IL (b. 285) |
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| יוסף בן טוביה member of Tobias family, IL (b. 300) |
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| יוסף בן תנחום הירושלמי IL (b. 1262) |
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| יוסף אלבו Jewish rabbi, ES (b. 1380) |
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| יוסף מטראני Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1568) |
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| יוסף בן אליעזר ריקטי Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1600) |
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| יוסף אלמושנינו rabbi, IL (b. 1643) |
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יוסף אל-ח'אלידי Ottoman politician, IL (b. 1829) |
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יוסף רפאל בן נון IL (b. 1821) |
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יוסף ריבלין an Orthodox Jewish scholar, writer, and community leader in the Old Yishuv of Jerusalem (1836-1896), IL (b. 1836) |
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יוסף חיים זאנענפעלד Austro-Hungarian rabbi, who became Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, SK (b. 1848) |
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| יוסף שבתי פרחי talmudic scholar and kabbalist, IL (b. 1802) |
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יוסף נבון Jerusalem businessman, IL (b. 1858) |
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יוסף אליהו שלוש one of the founders of Tel Aviv, an entrepreneur, businessman and industrialist, and autobiography author, IL (b. 1870) |
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יוסף באָוושאָווער Russian-American Yiddish writer, US (b. 1873) |
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