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All over the world, Jossif (Иосиф , Jossif , Ιωσήφ ) is a common male first name. The first name Jossif is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Russia, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Very seldom, Jossif is the last name as well as the forename.
Jossif 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.