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Yosef Surname Meaning

Jewish: variant of Joseph. Ethiopian: from the personal name Yosef Ethiopian form of Joseph.

— Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Assyrian/Chaldean: variant of Yousef ‘Joseph’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1995 and 2001, in the United States, Yosef life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Yosef in 1995 was 36, and 73 in 2001.

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