Last name Jossif (Иосиф 
, Jossif 
, Ιωσήφ 
) , all over the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Jossif is habitual in Armenia, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Belarus. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Armenia, Russia, and Egypt. Much more frequently, Jossif is the forename as well as the last name.