Giovanni Surname

66,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
San Marino

Giovanni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giovanni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States1,4181:255,61324,212
Italy1,2271:49,8428,963
Indonesia5301:249,52722,783
Brazil5031:425,59516,163
France4291:154,83224,024
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1121:497,48331,781
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
Canada671:549,93446,038
Australia561:482,06636,890
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Israel391:219,42720,804
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Norway91:571,36544,190
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malta41:107,5681,849
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Giòvanni (1) are calculated separately.

Giovanni (1,416,706) may also be a first name.

Giovanni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giovanni is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Giòvanni. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giovanni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giovanni is the 66,138th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 966,262 people. The surname Giovanni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 35 percent of Giovanni reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 538th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 1,416,706 people.

The surname Giovanni is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 88 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Italy, where 16 percent live.

Giovanni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giovanni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giovanni surname grew 4,171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giovanni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giovanni last name are 3.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.19% registered with the party.

The amount Giovanni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning 328,278 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,261 CAD per year.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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