Name: Josef

Gender: Male

Usage: Josef, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Josef are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Josef across the world, see Yosef.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Josef is: He will enlarge, God will increase.

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Numerology of the first name Josef: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber

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The name Josef is ranked on the 63rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 6264200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.086% of the population. The name Josef has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Josef for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

The name day of Josef is 19 March.

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German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Czech form of Joseph.
Pet forms: Czech: Józa, Joska, Jož(k)a, Jožánek.

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