Gioia Surname
Approximately 21,464 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 13,374 | 1:4,573 | 484 |
| United States | 3,880 | 1:93,417 | 10,485 |
| Argentina | 1,631 | 1:26,207 | 2,209 |
| Brazil | 744 | 1:287,734 | 11,075 |
| France | 454 | 1:146,306 | 22,633 |
| Canada | 368 | 1:100,124 | 10,876 |
| Uruguay | 182 | 1:18,856 | 2,139 |
| Germany | 160 | 1:503,159 | 42,903 |
| Switzerland | 98 | 1:83,805 | 9,470 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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.
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Average Gioia Salary in
United States
$50,520 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gióia | 93 | 9 | / |
| Gioiaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gioi | 89 | 540 | / |
| Ioia | 89 | 361 | / |
| Giia | 89 | 11 | / |
| Gioggia | 83 | 16 | / |
| Geoia | 80 | 141 | / |
| Gioio | 80 | 90 | / |
| Jioia | 80 | 49 | / |
| Gioya | 80 | 40 | / |
| Zgiia | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sgiia | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gihoi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gioie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Iohia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Giiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Giaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dgioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ioiia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogioi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ioa | 75 | 58 | / |
| Goijay | 73 | 1,054 | / |
| Gioggi | 73 | 72 | / |
| Ghioui | 73 | 42 | / |
| Geoiah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gihiya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ishoia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Giahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gioitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agioii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giouji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agiuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egioio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giohji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joia | 67 | 8,913 | / |
| Giai | 67 | 3,321 | / |
| Ioja | 67 | 2,261 | / |
| Zoia | 67 | 1,695 | / |
| Giau | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Gioe | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Giay | 67 | 1,285 | / |
| Giya | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Soia | 67 | 989 | / |
| Giyo | 67 | 788 | / |
| Giji | 67 | 621 | / |
| Giuggia | 67 | 577 | / |
| Gija | 67 | 507 | / |
| Gijo | 67 | 266 | / |
| Ioio | 67 | 243 | / |
| Geia | 67 | 234 | / |
| Siia | 67 | 215 | / |
| Iiya | 67 | 138 | / |
| Giaj | 67 | 127 | / |
| Giae | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ioța | 67 | 99 | / |
| Yoia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Giea | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ijoi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yioi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ioji | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gioy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ihoi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Giie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ijoa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iija | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ioui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jiia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zioa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goijhay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ioii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jioa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sgoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iooi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hioa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gioiggi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giaggia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iiia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zgoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gioggio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihiohia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhioia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gioj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioie | 67 | 1 | / |
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