Worldwide, 约瑟芬 (Josephine 
, Josefine 
, Joséphine 
) is a widespread female first name. The forename 约瑟芬 is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a common feminine name, Malta, and Cameroon, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but scarcely boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Philippines, the United States, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, 约瑟芬 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Josephine | Kenya, Philippines, Nigeria, United States, Tanzania |
| Josefine | United Kingdom, Philippines, Nigeria, United States, Cameroon |
| Joséphine | Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 约瑟芬 | China |
Giuseppa, Giuseppe, Husiy, Ioseb, Iosephina, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joe, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josefa, Josefiina, Josefin, Josefina, Josep, Joseph, Josepha, Josephina, Josif, Josip, Jossepha, Josyp, José, Joséfa, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefa, Jozefo, Jozefína, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Jósefína, Józef, Józefa, Józefina, József, Osip, Ossip,
约瑟芬 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jo March , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; Nocturne , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Josephine Mutzenbacher , character in Josephine Mutzenbacher; Joey Lucas , the character in The West Wing and Joey Potter , the fictional character, Dawson's Creek, and in many other works.