Forename Joseph

In the entire world, Joseph (Joseph , יוסף , Иосиф , and others...) is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but scarcely female given name. The first name Joseph is characteristic of France, where it is a widespread male name, Malta, where it is a common masculine name, and Tanzania (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and France. Very seldom, Joseph is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Joseph is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Joseph

name Jože, name Josseph, name Jòseph, name Jožko, name Josęph, name 約瑟夫, name Josəph, name Joža, name Juozapas, name Jusuf, name 요셉, name Dejoseph, name Джозеф, name Joe, name Jupp, name Jožef, name Iosephus, name Jooseppi, name Jozeb, name Ioseb, name Joosef, name Josip, name יוסף, name Giuseppe, name Husiy, name Juozas, name Joseba, name Jose, name Iosefa, name Jòśèph, name Josèph, name Joep, name Жозеф, name Jozefo, name ג'וזף, name Jazeps, name Иосиф, name جوزيف, name Joseph, name Jósep, name Josêph, name Jòsèph, name Joeseph, name Йозеф, name Йосип, name Josëph, name Iosip, name Jòséph, name José, name Jośeph, name Josef, name Josėph, name Iosif, name Josif, name Joséph, name Ioseph, name Josep, name Iossif, name ジョセフ, name Jazep, name Josyp, name Jozef

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Joseph	Tanzania, France, United States, India, Nigeria
יוסף, ג'וזף	Israel
Иосиф	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan
جوزيف	Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon
Йосип	Russia, Ukraine
요셉	South Korea
約瑟夫	China
ジョセフ	Japan
Жозеф	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Armenia
Джозеф, Йозеф	Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia

First names said to be same

Dejoseph, Giuseppe, Husiy, Ioseb, Iosefa, Ioseph, Iosephus, Iosif, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Jazeps, Joe, Joep, Joeseph, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Josif, Josip, Josseph, Josyp, Josèph, José, Joséph, Josêph, Josëph, Josėph, Josęph, Josəph, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Jośeph, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jupp, Jusuf, Jòseph, Jòsèph, Jòséph, Jòśèph, Jósep,

First name Joseph in the context

Joseph 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; Marie-Josephte Corriveau , the murderer and well-known figure in Québécois folklore, The Golden Dog and Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	joseph brother of Herod the Great (b. 50)
	joseph son of Joseph, brother of Herod the Great (b. 50)
	joseph von verona Bavarian bishop, DE (b. 700)
	joseph of antioch 52nd Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (b. 701)
	joseph hazzaya Syriac Christian writer and mystic (b. 710)
	joseph ben noah (b. 750)
	joseph of thessalonica monk (760 ca.-836 ca.) (b. 760)
	joseph of spain Spanish explorer and mathematician (b. 850)
	joseph gorionides Jewish historian (9th-10th century) (b. 850)
	joseph busnaya (b. 869)
	joseph ben jacob (b. 902)
	joseph ben abraham Philosopher and rabbi (b. 950)
	joseph ibn abitur rabbi, ES (b. 950)
	joseph tov elem French rabbi, FR (b. 980)
	joseph genesius Byzantine historian (b. 1000)