Io Forename
53,685th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 12,155 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Macau
Highest density in:
Macau
Io Forename Definition:
A Greek name, meaning: A flower, the violet. In Grecian mythology the beautiful daughter of Inachus, king of Argos. She was changed by Juno, in a fit of jealousy, into a white heifer, but ultimately recovered her human form. The myth is explained by the moon in her changes, the horned crescent suggesting to the imagination the white heifer.
Read More About This ForenameIo Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | - | 4,680 | 1:130 | 26 |
| Japan | 100% | 2,891 | 1:44,271 | 2,697 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1,081 | 1:7,172 | 593 |
| China | - | 673 | 1:2,029,801 | 42,576 |
| North Macedonia | - | 517 | 1:4,044 | 736 |
| Thailand | 89% | 388 | 1:180,582 | 12,392 |
| Singapore | - | 289 | 1:21,755 | 3,636 |
| Italy | 51% | 265 | 1:230,423 | 3,151 |
| United States | 73% | 209 | 1:1,734,627 | 30,293 |
| Greece | 100% | 196 | 1:55,789 | 1,875 |
| Nigeria | 78% | 110 | 1:1,614,221 | 34,555 |
| India | 67% | 107 | 1:11,354,000 | 326,915 |
| Mexico | 88% | 89 | 1:1,394,881 | 9,719 |
| Indonesia | - | 59 | 1:4,372,266 | 179,837 |
| Philippines | 55% | 55 | 1:1,927,445 | 43,348 |
| Russia | 50% | 44 | 1:3,278,039 | 18,568 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Romania | - | 34 | 1:589,764 | 16,190 |
| Germany | 59% | 32 | 1:3,021,184 | 14,850 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 30 | 1:1,006,730 | 21,651 |
| Brazil | 100% | 28 | 1:7,651,291 | 103,685 |
| France | 100% | 27 | 1:2,461,864 | 13,275 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Spain | 100% | 22 | 1:2,114,998 | 11,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Malaysia | 58% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| England | 100% | 17 | 1:3,270,760 | 34,807 |
| Israel | 94% | 17 | 1:494,289 | 9,770 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 15 | 1:1,126,806 | 18,347 |
| Canada | - | 14 | 1:2,366,669 | 33,082 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Chile | 90% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 11 | 1:1,613,350 | 13,838 |
| Switzerland | 65% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Georgia | 86% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Norway | - | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Albania | - | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Peru | 67% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 5 | 1:953,590 | 10,779 |
| Argentina | - | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
The alternate forms: Iô (2), Ío (1) & Ió (1) are calculated separately.
Io (14,370) may also be a surname.
Io Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Greek name, meaning: A flower, the violet. In Grecian mythology the beautiful daughter of Inachus, king of Argos. She was changed by Juno, in a fit of jealousy, into a white heifer, but ultimately recovered her human form. The myth is explained by the moon in her changes, the horned crescent suggesting to the imagination the white heifer.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Io Forename Popularity
Io Demographics
Io Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sample size: 16 (2012)
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iô | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ío | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ió | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gio | 80 | 19,007 | / |
| Ijo | 80 | 2,487 | / |
| Jio | 80 | 2,134 | / |
| Ioh | 80 | 1,916 | / |
| Iho | 80 | 1,104 | / |
| Hio | 80 | 814 | / |
| Yio | 80 | 512 | / |
| Iot | 80 | 448 | / |
| Ios | 80 | 402 | / |
| Ioa | 80 | 151 | / |
| Ioe | 80 | 123 | / |
| Iop | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ieo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ioo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Iod | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ioy | 80 | 20 | / |
| I'O | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ioz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ioj | 80 | 5 | / |
| I | 67 | 290,909 | / |
| Jijo | 67 | 26,391 | / |
| Gioi | 67 | 8,506 | / |
| Hioe | 67 | 2,203 | / |
| Ijot | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Jiho | 67 | 816 | / |
| Jioe | 67 | 669 | / |
| Ihot | 67 | 607 | / |
| Aiyo | 67 | 557 | / |
| Yiho | 67 | 540 | / |
| Ajio | 67 | 323 | / |
| Ijuo | 67 | 294 | / |
| Giho | 67 | 292 | / |
| Agio | 67 | 288 | / |
| Hijo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ihop | 67 | 179 | / |
| Eijo | 67 | 168 | / |
| Yioi | 67 | 167 | / |
| Aijo | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ihoh | 67 | 122 | / |
| Ayio | 67 | 119 | / |
| Jiot | 67 | 107 | / |
| Eiyo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Egio | 67 | 86 | / |
| Uyio | 67 | 81 | / |
| Jioh | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hiho | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ijod | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ijoi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ijjo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ijos | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ogio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gioo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Oiyo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yios | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gioh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ihod | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hioh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ijou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ijoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hiop | 67 | 27 | / |
| Iohh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jios | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jieo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ihou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ugio | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ihoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ieho | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gioy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hieo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hiot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yiot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jioy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ihoi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ejio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ijio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ijop | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ijoo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ioie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aaio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ijoa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ieoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hioa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oiio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiop | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iost | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ujio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ggio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iosh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iott | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eiio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Euio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Io'o | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ioij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yioy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ioth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ioou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Égio | 67 | 1 | / |
| I'Ho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iotd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jgio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yioo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iotp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjio | 67 | 1 | / |
Io Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Io in the Russian language | ||
| Ио | io | - |
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