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

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

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)