Josef is used as a family name or surname in Morocco. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Josef
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Morocco
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Josef

How popular is Josef?

Josef is common in Morocco.

Josef is ranked 26404 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Josefs grew by 20.4698 per cent to 359 since 2000 and ranked 56836 after elevating 5939 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.4 60.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 25.07 28.86
Black 5.29 4.7
Hispanic or Latino 4.46 0
Josef is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 19296 people have been found who wears Josef as their family name. Josef is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,779 Nicaragua3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
1,650 Niger3
32,695 Nigeria3
19,865 Iran3
6,706 Lebanon3
14,408 Uruguay2
8,593 Slovenia2
4,086 Angola2
31,767 Greece2
10,284 Kuwait2
40,256 Mexico2
6,900 Oman2
35,969 Denmark2
20,595 China2
14,621 Croatia2
28,083 Romania2
14,521 Portugal2
17,236 Ghana1
7,314 Bolivia1
13,606 Senegal1
11,486 Estonia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
2,578 Guam1
17,768 Pakistan1
90,903 Moldova1
38,063 Mauritania1
31,207 Ireland1
50,549 Georgia1
700 Somalia1
5,589 Sudan1
8,371 Syria1
11,831 Tajikistan1
4,435 Togo1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
16,073 Latvia1
18,969 Wales1
29,046 Japan1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
24,421 Slovakia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,779 Canada44
236,996 Russia35
20,103 Norway33
52,947 Netherlands31
8,720 Qatar29
4,169 Cyprus26
11,685 Singapore24
68,343 Spain23
52,530 Belgium22
173,579 Ukraine18
1,286 Malta16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
82,491 Indonesia100
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
50,444 Argentina90
67,110 Italy90
51,036 Tanzania61
39,090 Australia54
Countries with hundreds of Josef:
7,191 Egypt817
438 Namibia733
1,281 Austria707
2,114 Israel542
3,243 Tunisia528
50,538 United States525
15,386 Turkey419
34,683 Brazil334
28,734 Poland191
10,361 Czech Republic172
7,350 Switzerland162
6,823 Sweden138
71,478 France135
8,668 Hungary131
39,125 South Africa128
13,194 Malaysia126
37,308 England113
Countries with thousands of Josef:
2,634 Philippines4,640
2,746 Germany3,127
22,052 India1,836
3,804 Algeria1,785
4,491 Morocco1,141
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Italy

23 years old laborer Jean Josef who was residing in Italy migrated to USA on May 15, 1891 by Werkendam put out from Boulogne & Rotterdam. 24 years old Petris Josef, S. Josef (41) Laborer, are other Josef that migrated to US.

Josef Namesakes

  • Keith Josef Adkins, Actor
  • Maria Josefina Sruoga, Field Hockey player
  • Ambros Josef Pfiffig, Author
  • Delfina Josefa Ambrosia Mitre Vedia, Bartolomé Mitre's daughter
  • Archduke Josef Arpád of Austria, Archduke of Austria
  • Anton Josef Kirchweger, Author
  • Franz Josef Strauss, German Politician
  • Nicolas Josef Eugene Holl, Entomologist
  • Bran Josef Duncan, Musician
  • Jacob Josefson, Ice hockey centre
  • Ezra Josef played small role of Young Matthew Collins in 2016 drama movie B.F.F..
  • In 0 thriller flick, Zombies and the Meaningless Strife, Chase Peter Josef portrayed Ajax.

Related Family Names: