Cognomen Josten (Josten 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Josten is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Norway, and Belgium, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Very seldom, Josten is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Josten | Germany, United States, Netherlands, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| nils josten (1670-1729) (b. 1670) |
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| margrethe josten (1706-1737) (b. 1706) |
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| otto h. josten (b. 1865) |
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| wilhelm abraham josten (1879-1932), DE (b. 1879) |
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| werner josten German composer (1885-1963), DE (b. 1885) |
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gerhard josten German painter and writer, DE (b. 1938) |
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| paul josten (b. 1883) |
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| heinrich josten German supervisor of Auschwitz concentration camp, BE (b. 1893) |
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| hanns heinz josten DE (b. 1884) |
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| walter josten (b. 1889) |
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| kurt josten historian of science and museum curator, DE (b. 1912) |
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| josef josten bohemian journalist, publisher and campaigner (1913-1985), CZ (b. 1913) |
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| johann peter josten politician (1915-2011), DE (b. 1915) |
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| günther josten German World War II fighter pilot and Bundeswehr officer, DE (b. 1921) |
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| paul josten association football player (b. 1928) |
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