Josefus

Female form: Josefusová

110 Bearers

15643. Rank

male Gender

Meaning

A patronymic surname derived from a given name.

Origin: from a given name

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 14 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Josefus — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Moravskoslezský kraj	72
2	Hlavní město Praha	20
3	Ústecký kraj	7
4	Kraj Vysočina	4
5	Zlínský kraj	2
6	Jihočeský kraj	2
7	Olomoucký kraj	1
8	Královéhradecký kraj	1
9	Jihomoravský kraj	1
	Total CZ	110

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Kravaře	53
2	Praha	20
3	Opava	7
4	Hlučín	7
5	Ostrava	5
6	Děčín	4
7	Teplice	3
8	Strakonice	2
9	Kroměříž	2
10	Třebíč	2
11	Moravské Budějovice	2
12	Náchod	1
13	Břeclav	1
14	Jeseník	1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011