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Around the world, József (جوزيف , József , 約瑟夫 , among others...) is a common boy's given name. The first name József is characteristic of Hungary, where it is a common male name, Romania, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Lebanon (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Hungary, Egypt, and Romania. Very seldom, József is the last name as well as the forename.
József is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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جوزيف | Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan |
József | Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Romania |
約瑟夫 | China |
Йожеф | Ukraine, Russia |
יוז'ף | Israel |
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József is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: 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; Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League and Joe Biden , the fictional parody character from The Onion loosely based on the real Joe Biden, and in many other works.
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