Giova Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Greece

Giova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3031:201,83729,034
Greece1851:59,89110,047
United States501:7,249,179331,838
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Giova (242) may also be a first name.

Giova Last Name Facts

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

Giova occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 525,029th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Giova reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 242 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 201,837. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 58 percent are found, Lombardy, where 30 percent are found and Lazio, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Giova Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giova last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Giova earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning €21,255 per year and in United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agiova9149/
Giovaz911/
Ogiova911/
Gihova911/
Giovah911/
Iova893,111/
Giovash83392/
Giouvas831/
Giovach831/
Giovo80347/
Ziova8087/
Giowa8070/
Iovai8025/
Geova8025/
Ihova8016/
Hiova8013/
Iovaa8013/
Giava808/
Iovah806/
Giňová73558/
Dziova73314/
Ziovas73148/
Giovos73143/
Giovou7346/
Hiovea7345/
Giavay7337/
Giouba7333/
Agiava7320/
Giavai7316/
Ogiava739/
Giowai739/
Hijova732/
Agiová732/
Iovatt732/
Giouwa731/
Giowea731/
Jihova731/
Cova6729,176/
Sova6721,879/
Jova671,581/
Yova67639/
Iava67365/
Zova67318/
Iowa6749/
Ioba675/
Eova672/
Ogiovho671/
Vániova671/
Iovoaia671/
Giowacz671/
Iovaysh671/
Ogiavai671/

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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
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  • 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 Giova
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