Across the world, Josip (Josip 
, Йосип 
, יוסיפ 
) is a widespread male forename. The first name Josip is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Slovenia, where it is a common male name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Croatia, Ukraine, and Germany. Much less frequently, Josip is the last name as well as the forename.
Josip is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Josip | Germany, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia |
| Йосип | Ukraine, Russia |
| יוסיפ | Israel |
Giuseppe, Husiy, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josyp, José, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jozo, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusuf, Józef, József, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Yazep, Yosef, Yoseph, Yosyp, Zé, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф, Йозеф, Джозеф, Йозеф, Джузепе, Джузеппе, Жозе, Жозеп, Жозеф, Зе,
| josip tschauller Slovenian mayor (b. 1600) |
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| josip markov (b. 1600) |
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josip kazimir drašković Croatian general, AT (b. 1716) |
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| josip antun ćolnić Roman Catholic bishop, HR (b. 1691) |
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| josip layer SI (b. 1688) |
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josip filip vukasović Austrian general, HR (b. 1755) |
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| josip banovac (b. 1703) |
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| josip betondić (b. 1709) |
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| josip galjuf (b. 1722) |
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| josip mikoczy-blumenthal Croatian historian (b. 1734) |
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| josip pavišević (1734-1803) (b. 1734) |
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| josip holzinger sculptor from Maribor, active in the second half of the 18th c. (b. 1735) |
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| josip voltiggi Croatian linguist, AT (b. 1750) |
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| josip kokail Mayor of Ljubljana (b. 1750) |
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| josip ernest matijević (b. 1742) |
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Kos, Lovrić, Novosel, Šarić, Šimić, Bošnjak, Rukavina, Vidović, Vuković, Marković, Matković, Barišić, Kovačić, Pavlović, Perković, Petrović, Jurković, Blažević, Knežević, Filipović, Živković, Martinović, Lončar, Mihaljević, Posavec, Božić, Maric, Novak, Marić, Matić, Barić, Babić, Brkić, Bilić, Kovač, Pavić, Perić, Poljak, Radić, Galić, Grgić, Jurić, Jukić, Tomić, Herceg, Horvat, Bašić, Klarić, and Kovačević