Jožef is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Hungarian, Slovenian and German. It is one of the quite common names (among the top thousand) in Croatia, with over five hundred namesakes living there.
The name Jožef was the most popular from years 1921 to 1929. The peak year was 1929. It was the least popular from years 1961 to 1971.
Prevalence
Name Jožef is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Jožef live in the following cities and municipalities: Kneževi Vinogradi (about fifty), Zagreb (about fifty), Bilje (about thirty). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Kneževi Vinogradi (0.66% of total population).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
