Giordano Surname

4,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Giordano Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Giordano (flowing down), a name given to one baptized in the River Jordan.

Giordano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy80,4861:76015
United States23,3261:15,5391,972
Argentina12,6071:3,390413
France5,7631:11,5261,125
Brazil2,4571:87,1283,280
Uruguay1,1461:2,995354
Canada1,0151:36,3014,623
Belgium7391:15,5572,379
Switzerland6471:12,6942,102
Germany5221:154,22518,439
Spain4251:110,0058,758
Venezuela3891:77,6453,164
England3761:148,18614,202
Australia3461:78,0229,105
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Mexico2491:498,4998,954
Guatemala2161:74,4572,627
Chile2011:87,6443,393
Peru1201:264,86810,614
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Malta781:5,516371
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Monaco411:90411
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Scotland241:223,07611,507
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Wales181:171,91811,581
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark141:403,19427,097
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Panama81:489,0328,962
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
San Marino51:6,643656
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Giordano (22,591) may also be a first name.

Giordano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Giordano (flowing down), a name given to one baptized in the River Jordan.

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

Giordano Last Name Facts

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

Giordano (Russian: Гиордано) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giordano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,260th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,154 people. Giordano is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Giordano live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 34,483rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 22,591 people.

The last name Giordano is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 80,486 people, or 1 in 760. In Italy Giordano is primarily found in: Campania, where 30 percent reside, Piedmont, where 17 percent reside and Sicily, where 13 percent reside. Beside Italy Giordano is found in 93 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Giordano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giordano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giordano surname grew 2,332,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 18,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giordano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Giordano are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Giordano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning €35,468 per year; in Peru they earn 46.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,393 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.84% less than the national average, earning R 28,896 per year; in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $60,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giordanno948/
Giordanoo941/
Giordana883,570/
Giordono8828/
Giardano8826/
Giordhana821/
Giordanna821/
Jordano80990/
Sordano8079/
Zordano801/
Jordanou75133/
Giardono7569/
Jourdano7526/
Jordanno759/
Giardana752/
Joirdano751/
Jordhano751/
Giordona751/
Cordeano751/
Jordanous715/
Jordana672,316/
Cordaño67197/
Cordono678/
Sordana675/
Jordono674/
Cordana674/
Sordono671/
Jordanâ671/
Zardano671/

Giordano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giordano in the Russian language
Гиорданоgiordano-

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Giordano Reference & Research

Giordano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Jordan DNA project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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