Forename Joseph

In the entire world, Joseph (Joseph , יוסף , Иосиф , and others...) is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but scarcely female given name. The first name Joseph is characteristic of France, where it is a widespread male name, Malta, where it is a common masculine name, and Tanzania (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and France. Very seldom, Joseph is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Joseph is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Joseph

name Иосиф, name Йозеф, name Jòsèph, name Iosip, name José, name Jože, name ジョセフ, name Jòséph, name Giuseppe, name Iosephus, name Joséph, name Joe, name Joseba, name Josif, name Jupp, name Husiy, name Jozefo, name Joža, name Josèph, name Josëph, name Josêph, name Juozapas, name Jośeph, name Josep, name Jazep, name Jòśèph, name Жозеф, name Iosefa, name Йосип, name Josəph, name Joosef, name Jusuf, name جوزيف, name Jose, name Josseph, name Juozas, name Ioseb, name Josip, name Jožko, name Josyp, name Josef, name Josėph, name Joseph, name יוסף, name ג'וזף, name Jozeb, name Dejoseph, name Jooseppi, name Josęph, name Joep, name Joeseph, name Jòseph, name Ioseph, name 約瑟夫, name Jazeps, name Jósep, name Джозеф, name Jožef, name Iosif, name Jozef, name 요셉, name Iossif

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Joseph	Tanzania, United States, France, Nigeria, India
יוסף, ג'וזף	Israel
Иосиф	Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus
جوزيف	Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
Йосип	Ukraine, Russia
요셉	South Korea
約瑟夫	China
ジョセフ	Japan
Жозеф	Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus
Йозеф, Джозеф	Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Dejoseph, Giuseppe, Husiy, Ioseb, Iosefa, Ioseph, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Jazeps, Joe, Joep, Joeseph, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Josif, Josip, Josseph, Josyp, Josèph, José, Joséph, Josêph, Josëph, Josėph, Josęph, Josəph, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jośeph, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jupp, Jusuf, Jòseph, Jòsèph, Jòséph, Jòśèph, Jósep,

First name Joseph in the context

Joseph 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; Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog and Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	joseph brother of Herod the Great (b. 50)
	joseph son of Joseph, brother of Herod the Great (b. 50)
	joseph von verona Bavarian bishop, DE (b. 700)
	joseph of antioch 52nd Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (b. 701)
	joseph hazzaya Syriac Christian writer and mystic (b. 710)
	joseph ben noah (b. 750)
	joseph of thessalonica monk (760 ca.-836 ca.) (b. 760)
	joseph of spain Spanish explorer and mathematician (b. 850)
	joseph gorionides Jewish historian (9th-10th century) (b. 850)
	joseph busnaya (b. 869)
	joseph ben jacob (b. 902)
	joseph ben abraham Philosopher and rabbi (b. 950)
	joseph ibn abitur rabbi, ES (b. 950)
	joseph tov elem French rabbi, FR (b. 980)
	joseph genesius Byzantine historian (b. 1000)