All around the world, Józef (Józef 
, Юзеф 
, יוזף 
) is a common masculine first name. The first name Józef is habitual in Poland, where it is quite a common boy's name, Lithuania, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, Ukraine, and Russia.
Józef is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Józef | Austria, Germany, Poland, Czechia, Lithuania |
| Юзеф | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia |
| יוזף | Israel |
| Юзэф | Belarus |
Giuseppe, Husiy, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josip, Jossif, José, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, József, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Yazep, Yosef, Yosefu, Yoseph, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф, Йозеф, Джозеф, Йозеф, Джузепе, Джузеппе, Жозе, Жозеп, Жозеф, Иосиф, Йоже, Йожеф,
Józef is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Józef Cieplak , character in Brzydula; Józef Balcerek , the fictional character, Alternatywy 4; Józef Papkin , character in Zemsta and Józef Pałys , character in Jeżycjada.
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józef struś Polish physician, scientist, PL (b. 1510) |
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| józef ii PL (b. 1450) |
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| józef tectander (b. 1500) |
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| józef szolc-wolfowicz UA (b. 1550) |
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| józef kac (b. 1550) |
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józef karol lubomirski Polish noble, PL (b. 1638) |
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| józef felicjan potocki Polish noble, UA (b. 1601) |
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józef bogusław słuszka 17th century Lithuanian soldier and statesman, PL (b. 1652) |
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| józef puccitelli virgillio (b. 1599) |
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| józef roiten (b. 1600) |
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| józef karwat wojcikiewicz (b. 1605) |
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józef potocki Polish noble, UA (b. 1673) |
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józef wandalin mniszech PL (b. 1670) |
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