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Cognomen Josyf (Иосиф
, Йосиф
, Josyf
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Josyf is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, Armenia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Bulgaria, Armenia, and Russia. Predominantly, Josyf is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Иосиф | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Йосиф | Russia, Bulgaria, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| Josyf | Brazil, United States, Poland, Canada |