Ioannou Surname
Approximately 33,179 people bear this surname
Ioannou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 15,292 | 1:58 | 3 |
| Greece | 12,492 | 1:887 | 23 |
| England | 2,054 | 1:27,127 | 3,701 |
| Australia | 1,044 | 1:25,858 | 3,520 |
| United States | 834 | 1:434,603 | 37,429 |
| Canada | 406 | 1:90,753 | 9,966 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 252 | 1:31 | 4 |
| South Africa | 240 | 1:225,740 | 23,495 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Ioannou (459) may also be a first name.
Ioannou Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“John” in Greek.
User-submitted Reference
Ioannou is a Cypriot and Greek surname meaning 'descendant of John'. It's very equivalent to the English language surname 'Johns' but also to surnames like Jones and Johnson.Cyprus has 15.3K Ioannidous, Greece has 12.5K Ioannidous, England has 2K Ioannidous and Australia has 1K. Surnames ending in 'ou' are both Cypriot and Greek, and people bearing surnames of this suffix are usually from Cyprus or mainland Greece.
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Ioannou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ioannou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ioannou (Arabic: إيوانو) has its highest incidence in Cyprus. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ioannou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ioannou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,739th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 219,643 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ioannou reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 398,330th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 459 people.
This surname is most common in Cyprus, where it is carried by 15,292 people, or 1 in 58. In Cyprus it is primarily found in: Nicosia District, where 33 percent are found, Limassol District, where 32 percent are found and Larnaca District, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Cyprus Ioannou exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 38 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Ioannou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ioannou last name are 10.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.7% registered with the party.
The amount Ioannou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 192.18% more than the national average, earning R 694,332 per year; in United States they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning $52,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $60,772 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ioannou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannou in the Arabic language | ||
| إيوانو | aywanw | - |
| ايوانو | aywanw | - |
| يوانو | ywanw | - |
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Footnotes
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