View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Jo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jo (Hindi: जो, Marathi: जो, Tibetan: ཇོ་) is more commonly found in North Korea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Jó, Jô or Jò. Click here for other potential spellings of Jo.

How Common Is The Last Name Jo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,216^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,618 people. The last name Jo occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jo live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Jo is also the 2,849^th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 365,275 people.

This last name is most widely held in North Korea, where it is borne by 390,774 people, or 1 in 64. Barring North Korea this last name is found in 158 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Jo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jo surname grew 13,636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jo last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Jo last name are 0.51000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,495 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.47% less than the national average, earning R 74,916 per year; in United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,152 CAD per year.