Giou Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Giou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Giou (10) may also be a first name.

Giou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giou has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Giou.

How Common Is The Last Name Giou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Giou are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Giou is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Giou is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Giou is most numerous in: Morobe, where 50 percent live and Northern, where 50 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghiou89317/
Ugiou893/
Ogiou891/
Gioui891/
Ngiou891/
Gihou891/
Giu861,514/
Iou8667/
Ghioui8042/
Ongiou801/
Ihou752,590/
Giau751,453/
Agiu75483/
Yiou75123/
Goiu75121/
Goju7599/
Ijou7574/
Gihu7549/
Jiou7544/
Goyu7535/
Giuh7511/
Ogiu759/
Ioui758/
Egiu757/
Giui756/
Iaou754/
Ioeu752/
Geou752/
Ugiu751/
Giuu751/
Ggiu751/
Giuj751/
Giuy751/
Hgiu751/
Iohu751/
Iu675,213/
Hagiu673,080/
Gaiju67959/
Gojhu67889/
Ajgou67265/
Ihout67251/
Aijou67223/
Gajiu67157/
Ijjou67137/
Ayiou67112/
Hogiu6779/
Ajiou6729/
Gaiyu6728/
Jihou6726/
Jieou6718/
Jogiu6716/
Hijou679/
Gehou679/
Ijoud676/
Hihou676/
Gojju675/
Jiaou675/
Hugiu674/
Guțiu674/
Jijou674/
Goihu673/
Gooju673/
Yihou672/
Gujiu672/
Gayiu672/
Gaaiu671/
Goțiu671/
Aiiou671/
Ogiuu671/
Jgiuh671/
Iehou671/
Hioau671/
Eijou671/
Gohiu671/
Yioup671/
Agiui671/
Egiuj671/

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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 Giou
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