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Throughout the world, Josif (Иосиф , Йосиф , Josif , among others...) is a common masculine first name. The first name Josif is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common male name, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Josif is the last name as well as the forename.
Josif is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Иосиф | Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia |
Йосиф | Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Israel |
Josif | North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia |
ヨシフ | Japan |
იოსებ | Georgia |
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Josif 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; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League, and in many other works.