Around the world, Franz Josef (Franz Josef 
) is quite a common male first name. The first name Franz Josef is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare male name, Austria, and Albania, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Philippines, and Austria.
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| Franz Josef | Philippines, Germany, Austria, Spain, Indonesia |
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franz josef graf saurau Austrian politician and diplomat (1760-1832), AT (b. 1760) |
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| franz josef wershoven German pedagogue and teacher (1851-1928), DE (b. 1851) |
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| franz josef brors German writer, DE (b. 1859) |
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franz josef gebert Roman Catholic bishop, DE (b. 1949) |
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| franz josef delonge German politician (1927-1988), DE (b. 1927) |
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