Last name Josef (Josef 
, יוסף 
, جوزيف 
, among others...) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Josef is habitual in Liechtenstein, where it is a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, and Israel (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Israel, Egypt, and Sudan. More prevalently, Josef is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Josef | Austria, Germany, Italy, Czechia, India |
| יוסף, יוזף | Israel |
| جوزيف | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon |
| Juuso | Germany, Finland, Sweden, United States, Namibia |
| 約瑟夫 | China |
| Йозеф | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia |
| جوسيف | Morocco, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt |
Giuseppe, Husiy, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josep, Joseph, Josephus, Josif, Josip, Josseph, Josyp, Josèf, Josèph, José, Joséf, Joséph, Josêf, Josêph, Josëph, Josėph, Josęph, Josəph, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jośeph, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jupp, Jusuf, Jòseph, Jòsèph, Jòséph, Jòśèph, Jósef, Jóseph, Jósèph, Jóséf, Jóséph, Józef, József, Jôsef, Jôseph, Jôséf, Jôséph, Jôsêf, Jôsêph, Jôsëf, Jôsëph, Jôšéph, Jôšêph, Jõsef, Jõseph, Jõséf, Jõséph, Jõsêf, Jõsêph, Jõsëf, Jõsëph, Jõsēph, Jõsęph, Jōsęph, Jǿseph, Jǿšēf, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Pepik, Seff, Yazep, Yosef, Yoseph, Yosyp, Zé, Ĵoseph, Ιωσήφ, Восіп, Джозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф, Джозеф, Жозеф, Йозеф, Джозеф, Йозеф, Джузепе, Джузеппе, Жозе, Жозеп, Жозеф, Жосеф, Зе, Иосиф, Йожа, Йоже, Йожеф, Йосеп, Йосеф, Йосеф, Йозеф, Йосип, Йосиф, Йося, О'Сип, Осип, Оссип, Ося, Хасэ, Хозе, Хосе, Хосеп, Юзас, Юзаф, Юзеф, Юзэф, Юозапас, Юозас, Юсуф, Язеп, Язэп, Ёзеф, Ёзэф, Іосиф, Іосіф, Յովսէփ, אוסיפ, ג'וזף, ג'וזפה, ז'וזה, חוזה, חוסה, יוז'ף, יוסוף, יופ, جوزف, جوزيه, جوزپه, جوسيب, خوسيه, يوسف, چوزيف, ژوزف, یوسف, জোসেফ, ജോസഫ്, โจเซฟ, იოსებ, ジュゼッペ, ジョセフ, ジョゼ, ジョゼフ, ホセ, ヨシフ, ヨセフ, ヨゼフ, 乔斯, 宙斯, 约瑟, 约瑟芬, 若泽, 若瑟, 荷西, and 요셉
| israel ben josef Jewish merchant, banker, and Talmudist, DE (b. 1600) |
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jan josef, the younger horemans Flemish painter (1714-1790), BE (b. 1714) |
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friedrich karl josef von erthal Catholic archbishop, DE (b. 1719) |
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| gundemar josef, graf von starhemberg 17 Mar 1679 Linz - 21 Feb 1743 (b. 1679) |
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johann i. josef Austrian marshal (1760-1836), AT (b. 1760) |
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| karl borromäus ignaz josef, graf von breunner-enckevoirth 30 Jul 1740 Neuhaus - 17 Jul 1796 Venice (b. 1740) |
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| rudolf josef, freiherr von hackelberg-landau 8 May 1764 Gross-Pertholz - 9 Oct 1830 Pozsony (b. 1764) |
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| josef, von schnell (1822-1863), AT (b. 1822) |
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| hedwig josef holocaust victim, b. 1864-02-18, DE (b. 1864) |
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| rudolf josef CZ (b. 1900) |
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| ladislav josef CZ (b. 1907) |
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| dušan josef Czech university educator, CZ (b. 1927) |
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| frans josef (b. 1919) |
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jibril josef actor from Norway |
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| michelle josef Canadian musician, CA (b. 1954) |
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