Worldwide, Josyf (Иосиф 
, Йосиф 
, Josyf 
) is a common male given name. The given name Josyf is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common boy's name, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Josyf is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Иосиф | Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Йосиф | Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Israel |
| Josyf | Poland, Brazil, United States, Canada |
Josyf 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.
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josyf sembratowycz Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1870 until his resignation in 1882, PL (b. 1821) |
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| josyf hryhoruk (b. 1790) |
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| josyf brylinski PL (b. 1826) |
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josyf hanczakowski politician (b. 1900) |
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| josyf kyzak SK (b. 1898) |
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| josyf holovach Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1924) |
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| josyf c mychaleckyi researcher |
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| josyf volosynovskyj Roman Catholic bishop |
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| josyf vyhovskyj Roman Catholic bishop |
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| josyf c mychaleckyj researcher |
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