Gioia Surname

25,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gioia Surname User-submission:

(Italian) The Gioia surname means 'joy'; most likely a characteristic surname indicating a person of a jolly or joyful disposition.

Gioia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy13,3741:4,573484
United States3,8801:93,41710,485
Argentina1,6311:26,2072,209
Brazil7441:287,73411,075
France4541:146,30622,633
Canada3681:100,12410,876
Uruguay1821:18,8562,139
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
England961:580,39635,131
Australia911:296,65626,074
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Chile621:284,1378,321
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Spain521:899,07835,195
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Wales141:221,03813,576
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Gióia (9) are calculated separately.

Gioia (4,291) may also be a first name.

Gioia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) The Gioia surname means 'joy'; most likely a characteristic surname indicating a person of a jolly or joyful disposition.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Gioia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gioia is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gióia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gioia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,130th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 339,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gioia reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 105,624th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 4,291 people.

The surname Gioia is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 13,374 people, or 1 in 4,573. In Italy it is mostly found in: Apulia, where 19 percent reside, Campania, where 16 percent reside and Lombardy, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Italy Gioia occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Gioia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gioia are 5.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gioia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning €28,544 per year; in South Africa they earn 130.77% more than the national average, earning R 548,400 per year; in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gióia939/
Gioiaa911/
Gioi89540/
Ioia89361/
Giia8911/
Gioggia8316/
Geoia80141/
Gioio8090/
Jioia8049/
Gioya8040/
Zgiia8028/
Sgiia8019/
Gihoi8013/
Gioie806/
Iohia805/
Giiya802/
Giaia802/
Dgioa801/
Geioa801/
Ioiia801/
Giyia801/
Gioyi801/
Gioih801/
Gioui801/
Ogioi801/
Ioa7558/
Goijay731,054/
Gioggi7372/
Ghioui7342/
Geoiah738/
Gihiya737/
Ishoia736/
Giahia734/
Gioitz731/
Agioii731/
Giouji731/
Agiuia731/
Egioio731/
Giohji731/
Joia678,913/
Giai673,321/
Ioja672,261/
Zoia671,695/
Giau671,453/
Gioe671,422/
Giay671,285/
Giya671,247/
Soia67989/
Giyo67788/
Giji67621/
Giuggia67577/
Gija67507/
Gijo67266/
Ioio67243/
Geia67234/
Siia67215/
Iiya67138/
Giaj67127/
Giae67103/
Ioța6799/
Yoia6761/
Giea6755/
Ijoi6735/
Yioi6732/
Ioji6731/
Gioy6727/
Ihoi6726/
Giie6716/
Ijoa6716/
Iija6713/
Ioui678/
Geoi678/
Geio678/
Iyoa678/
Iyia677/
Giui676/
Jiia675/
Ioya675/
Giio675/
Iuia675/
Zioa674/
Goijhay674/
Ioii673/
Jioa673/
Sgoi673/
Iooi673/
Hioa672/
Ziia672/
Gioiggi672/
Giaggia672/
Iiia672/
Zgoi672/
Gioggio671/
Ihiohia671/
Ieia671/
Dzhioia671/
Ihoa671/
Gioj671/
Eoia671/
Ioaj671/
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