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

The last name Giova occurs most in Italy. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giova is the 525,029th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The last name Giova occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Giova live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 242 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 201,837. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 58 percent live, Lombardy, where 30 percent live and Lazio, where 6 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Giova Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giova surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the political 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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