Giosu Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Giosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 308 | 1:65,188 | 7,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Giosu (25) may also be a first name.
Giosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giosu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Giosu.
How Common Is The Last Name Giosu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 820,032nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name Giosu occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Giosu reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 65,188. In Romania it is most frequent in: Gorj County, where 35 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Botoșani County, where 17 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giosuè | 91 | 53 | / |
| Iosu | 89 | 683 | / |
| Gioscou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Giossou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giossup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iosup | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ijosu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Giasu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Aiosu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Geosu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Iossu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gioutsou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Jõgisu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Giozou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ajiosu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Eyiosu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ejiosu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yioosu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iotsus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zagiou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Giogiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Agiasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heiosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sgousu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiyosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iotsuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zogiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijosau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sosu | 67 | 12,106 | / |
| Josu | 67 | 2,356 | / |
| Zosu | 67 | 530 | / |
| Eosu | 67 | 153 | / |
| Iozu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Giachou | 67 | 101 | / |
| Cosu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Giatsou | 67 | 68 | / |
| Yosu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jõgisuu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iasu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Giogiou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Giassou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijossou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giasudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehieosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiouusu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioţu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Giosu
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