Jozsef

Name: Jozsef: recorded bearers, distribution and rank
Creator: Mondonomo
Published: 2026-09-12

given name · Hungarian · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Jozsef is a given name, with more bearers in Hungary than in any other country, where it is the 4th most common given name. It appears chiefly in Hungarian and English, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Hungarian form of Joseph.

rarermore common

HUHungary1 in 51◐
RORomania1 in 13K
GBUnited Kingdom1 in 177K

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

: ≈191K ●
: #789 ●
Sources: 175 ●
: 1 in 51 ◐

Meaning & origin●

Hungarian form of Joseph

Sources 1

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Attested across 25 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world●

Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.

Where Jozsef is recorded, by country
Country						Most common spelling	Sources
HU Hungary	#4	189,801△	6.4K rec.	1 in 51	190K	Jozsef	175
RO Romania	#338	2,400	462 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	47
GB United Kingdom	—	1,165	455 rec.	—	listed	Jozsef	83
FR France	—	851	708 rec.	—	listed	Jozsef	97
US United States	—	677	4.9K rec.	1 in 491K	677	Jozsef	144
SE Sweden	—	441△	59 rec.	1 in 23K	441	Jozsef	28
BE Belgium	—	271	285 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	23
BR Brazil	—	250	128 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	21
PE Peru	—	234	236 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	12
CA Canada	—	226	219 rec.	—	1	Jozsef	46
PL Poland	—	168	—	1 in 228K	168	—	—
NL Netherlands	—	137	99 rec.	1 in 126K	137	Jozsef	22
ES Spain	—	118	132 rec.	1 in 424K	118	Jozsef	38
VE Venezuela	—	75	72 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	6
RS Serbia	—	66	27 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	20
MX Mexico	—	62	58 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	16
DK Denmark	—	54	—	1 in 109K	54	—	—
CL Chile	—	54	11 rec.	—	1	Jozsef	14
TR Türkiye	—	44	83 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	4
AR Argentina	—	40	39 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	12
SI Slovenia	—	35	0 rec.	1 in 60K	35	—	5
CO Colombia	—	33	16 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	10
HR Croatia	—	22	—	1 in 192K	22	—	—
FI Finland	—	16△	6 rec.	1 in 348K	94	—	10
ID Indonesia	—	14	7 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	6
IS Iceland	—	12	—	1 in 29K	12	—	—
AE United Arab Emirates	—	12	7 rec.	—	—	Jozsef	12
CZ Czechia	—	10	—	1 in 1.1M	10	—	—
NO Norway	—	—	26 rec.	—	190	—	11
AT Austria	—	—	—	—	15	—	—
MD Moldova	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
EE Estonia	—	—	—	—	listed	—	—
CR Costa Rica	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
EC Ecuador	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
AU Australia	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
LV Latvia	—	—	—	—	1	—	—

Roughly 190K people in Hungary bear this name (about 1 in 51). Estimates project the name's share of our records onto national population, so each is only as good as the record base beside it — the Basis column gives that base; rows marked △ rest on fewer records than the estimate itself and are order-of-magnitude at best.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.

Languages●

Hungarian3.3M100%
English5.3K1%
German2.4K1%
Spanish1.1K1%
French9861%

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Languages in which the name is recorded
Name	Records	Note
Hungarian	3,320,015	100%
English	5,339	1%
German	2,365	1%
Spanish	1,074	1%
French	986	1%

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Jozsef is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

English given name10K records spelled Jozsef5 spellings in the group
Most recorded in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
Languages: English, German, Dutch
Also written Jòzsef
Croatian given name677 records spelled Jozsef12 spellings in the group
Most recorded in Croatia, Serbia, United States
Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian
Also written József, Jözsef, Jòzsef
Danish given name546 records spelled Jozsef8 spellings in the group
Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium
Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish
Also written József, Jòzsef
Hindi given name433 records spelled Jozsef4 spellings in the group
Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Romania
Languages: Hindi, Urdu
Also written József
a separate given name278 records spelled Jozsef3 spellings in the group
Most recorded in United States, Romania, United Kingdom
Also written József, Jòzsef

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Over time●

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Jozsef in SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023), Sweden, 1999–2020
Year	records
1999	510
2000	509
2001	505
2002	497
2003	489
2004	473
2005	459
2006	451
2007	449
2008	462
2009	463
2010	455
2011	445
2012	423
2013	413
2014	401
2015	390
2016	385
2017	371
2018	354
2019	330
2020	319

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

Imre Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorkab. 1930HUnot in their usual nameHungarian-American noble (1930-1984)
Peter Battab. 1951NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian social economist and (?) association leader (1951–)
József MikRORomanian politician from Borsec, Harghita County
József BerdeRORomanian politician from Ghidfalău, Covasna County
Jozsef KaslederRORomanian politician from Malnaș, Covasna County
József GálUSresearcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-5865-6534
Jozsef Molnarresearcher in particle physics

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Attested in 35 sources across 23 countries.

Official registers attesting Jozsef
Country	Register	Year	Count	Rank
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	677	#16,502
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	1999	510	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2000	509	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2001	505	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2002	497	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2003	489	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2004	473	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2009	463	—
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2008	462	—
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	441	#3,031
SE Sweden	SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)	2020	319	—
NO Norway	SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population)	—	190	#4,957
ES Spain	INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)	—	118	#13,883
ES Spain	INE — Nombres más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)	—	109	#6,881
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	94	#5,336
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2008	56	#779
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	54	#2,182
NL Netherlands	Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018)	—	42	#7,432
HR Croatia	DZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form)	2021	22	#3,553
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)	2026	21	#6,211
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024)	2022	15	#1,224
FI Finland	DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup)	—	15	#36,847
HR Croatia	DZS — Učestalost osobnih imena (Popis 2021)	2021	14	—
PL Poland	dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)	—	11	#9,129
HR Croatia	DZS — Učestalost prezimena (Popis 2021)	2021	10	—
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2011	8	#2,326
IS Iceland	Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry)	2026	7	#4,492
US United States	SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)	2023	7	—
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2018	7	#2,726
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2009	7	#2,448
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2021	6	#3,162
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2020	6	#3,101
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2019	6	#3,020
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2017	6	#2,914
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2016	6	#2,889
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2015	6	#2,868
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2012	6	#2,745
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2010	6	#2,729
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2025	5	#3,732
US United States	Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex	2020	5	#16,502
FI Finland	DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register)	—	5	—
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2022	5	#3,505
SI Slovenia	SURS — resident population given names	2014	5	#3,100
DK Denmark	Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)	—	4	#68,475
CZ Czechia	MVČR — living population register 2017	—	2	#64,562
MD Moldova	e-services.md — living population register	—	2	#5,799
AT Austria	Statistik Austria — Vornamen der Geborenen (1984–present)	2022	2	#1,518
CR Costa Rica	TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names	—	2	#24,253
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2023	1	#2,230
EC Ecuador	INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024)	2021	1	—
CL Chile	SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021)	2018	1	—
AU Australia	SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present)	2009	1	—
LV Latvia	PMLP — Personu vārdi (given names in population register)	—	1	—
LV Latvia	PMLP — Personvārdu meklētājs (per-name population-register lookup)	—	1	#94,013
CA Canada	Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender	2021	1	#2,059
SE Sweden	Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)	—	1	#88,427
EE Estonia	Siseministeerium — population register name list 2023	2023	—	—
GB United Kingdom	NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present)	2009	—	—
FR France	Dictionary of French Prénoms (Benoist, 2009)	—	—	—
US United States	wru Name Dictionary — US surnames (Census 2010 + voter-file supplement)	—	—	—

Reference works 2

Dictionary of American Family Names
Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Jozsef?: We estimate roughly 191 thousand people bear Jozsef (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.
In which country does Jozsef have the most bearers?: We estimate about 190 thousand people bear Jozsef in Hungary, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled jozsef.
Where is Jozsef most common?: Jozsef is densest in Hungary, where the national register counts about 1 in 51 people carrying it.
How common is Jozsef compared with other names?: In Hungary, Jozsef is the 4th most common given name of 18,750 given names recorded there.
Is Jozsef a male or female name?: Jozsef is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Jozsef mean?: Recorded meaning: Hungarian form of Joseph

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About this data

● measured from records◐ inferred from the name graph○ machine-generated

Data snapshot 2026-09-12. Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jozsef” — the 4th most common given name in Hungary. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.

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