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

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

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)