Joos Surname

37,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Joos Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Joost or Just (the just).

Joos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9491:11,5851,484
Belgium2,3941:4,802541
United States1,7201:210,73220,603
Switzerland1,3191:6,227979
France7541:88,09412,599
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Canada901:409,39536,056
Austria881:96,76614,085
Italy671:912,78667,190
Romania571:352,24330,194
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia401:674,89346,030
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Chile181:978,69319,774
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Hungary61:1,636,04661,223
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China51:273,464,31313,838
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

The alternate forms: Jooš (2) are calculated separately.

Joos (941) may also be a first name.

Joos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Joost or Just (the just).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Joos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Joos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Joos (Marathi: जोस) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Jooš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,005th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 511,586 people. The surname Joos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Joos live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Joos is also the 263,438th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 941 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6,949 people, or 1 in 11,585. In Germany Joos is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 78 percent are found, Bavaria, where 7 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany Joos occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Joos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Joos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Joos surname grew 1,049 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joos last name are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Joos earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning R 195,528 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jooš922/
Joost894,807/
Jooss89363/
Joose89110/
Joosh8951/
Joohs8918/
Joosz8916/
Djoos8911/
Ejoos891/
Joo's891/
Joots891/
Joods891/
Joo8649,298/
Jos865,059/
Joosse801,537/
D'Joos80249/
Joosht801/
Jose75240,491/
Jost7546,909/
Soos755,729/
Joss755,364/
Josh755,356/
Hoos753,310/
Jood752,928/
Oyos751,393/
Ajos751,274/
Jois751,052/
Jooß75896/
Yoos75577/
Ioos75576/
Joys75499/
Joop75484/
Johs75359/
Joes75354/
Ojos75351/
Josz75301/
Coos75281/
Jous75151/
Ejos75151/
Djos7551/
Jooj7542/
Joot7539/
Jots7528/
Jyos7523/
Josd7520/
Jios7520/
Djoo7515/
Tjoo7512/
Juos7512/
Jhoo7511/
Ijoo757/
Josj756/
Jods755/
Josp755/
Jooe755/
Zoos753/
Jooy752/
Josë752/
Jhos752/
Ājos751/
Josc751/
Jooz751/
Tjos751/
Jgoo751/
Jgos751/
Joxs751/
Jozs751/
Jooa751/
Oios750/
Joosová732/
Ijoosse731/
Jo67438,529/
Hoyos67137,854/
Josse6710,653/
Hoots672,544/
Hoose672,257/
Hoosh67805/
Josph67600/
Josch67527/
Hajos67509/
Hijos67455/
Djoss67386/
Ijoot67372/
Jodts67360/
Joodt67351/
Khoos67296/
Hájos67263/
Hoods67224/
Hoost67222/
Ijose67208/
Joszt67170/
Joush67141/
Joshe67139/
Joist67133/
Hooss67125/
Jouys6791/
Iooss6779/
Choos6746/
Zoost6743/
Hejos6742/
Jouse6740/
Joise6738/
Joish6733/
Joyse6725/
Djooh6724/
Ajjoo6719/
Jihos6719/
Johsz6716/
Soosh6716/
Joesh6712/
Soohs6712/
Tjose6711/
Jhose6710/
Sooss6710/
Johus679/
Joshp679/
Jotts679/
Hjost679/
Oyous679/
Ahjos679/
Yoohs677/
Josst677/
Djose677/
Hojos676/
Jijoo676/
Ioohs676/
Ajosh675/
Eijos675/
Joust674/
Joodh674/
Hoosz674/
Jiose674/
Jjose674/
Joëts674/
Jostå674/
Jouss673/
Jhosh673/
Jooch673/
Ojosh673/
Jossh673/
Josce673/
Ojoes673/
Coosh673/
Zoots672/
Johsh672/
Hoohs672/
Hoios672/
Sooys672/
Djous672/
Djosh672/
Eejos672/
Jyose671/
Oioes671/
Chjoo671/
Jooce671/
Joshj671/
Jospp671/
Jouhs671/
Joyst671/
Coojs671/
Cooys671/
Ajhoo671/
Yoosh671/
Tjohs671/
Jooht671/
Cooss671/
Joess671/
Aijoo671/
Gioos671/
Jijos671/
Joshı671/
Jotse671/
Jodst671/
Ujjoo671/
Ejous671/
Jooee671/
Jooie671/
Jouxs671/
Oojus671/
Juose671/
Zoose671/
Oyoos671/
Ojosj671/
Oiozs671/
Yohos671/
Jihoo671/
Jhoss671/
Jjjoo671/
Jjooa671/
Juosh671/
Hijoo671/
Yooss670/
Joiss670/
Joyts670/
Joopp670/
Coohs670/

Joos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joos in the Marathi language
जोसjosa-

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Joos Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joos
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