Gião Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Gião Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gião Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Giao (2,449) are calculated separately.

Gião Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gião is most common in Portugal. It may also appear as: Giao. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gião? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gião are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Gião is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 84,701. Beside Portugal it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giao922,449/
Gio867,371/
Gioe751,422/
Gioh75979/
Giyo75788/
Gioi75540/
Gioè7581/
Giwo7542/
Gioy7527/
Giou7516/
Gioa7512/
Giuo7510/
Gioé759/
Giio755/
Gioo754/
Jião751/
Gioia6721,464/
Gi6711,289/
Gihon67823/
Gioux67235/
Gioio6790/
Giyoh6779/
Giowa6770/
Giwao6762/
Gioya6740/
Gieon6716/
Giawo6713/
Gihoi6713/
Giwoi677/
Gioie676/
Gioua675/
Giuao674/
Gigho673/
Giyou672/
Giwoo672/
Giyao672/
Giaou672/
Gioye672/
Giyuo671/
Giooh671/
Giwoy671/
Gihou671/
Gihoy671/
Gihom671/
Geyio671/
Giiyo671/
Giueo671/
Giwoe671/
Giwoh671/
Giwoa671/
Giowo671/
Gioyi671/
Gioyo671/
Gioih671/
Giuwo671/
Gewio671/
Gi-Oy671/
Gioui671/

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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 Gião
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