Joannou Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Joannou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joannou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:91,3419,828
South Africa2301:235,55524,262
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Canada691:533,99444,923
Cyprus501:17,6982,023
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France251:2,656,909193,074
Greece151:738,65380,079
Wales101:309,45316,869
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Panama41:978,06412,245
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Joannou (12) may also be a first name.

Joannou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joannou occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Joannou.

How Common Is The Last Name Joannou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 271,034th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Joannou reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Joannou is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 91,341. In England Joannou is most common in: Greater London, where 61 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 5 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 4 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Joannou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Joannou are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Joannou earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning R 284,736 per year; in United States they earn 31.44% more than the national average, earning $56,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.55% more than the national average, earning $74,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johannou932/
Joanou92120/
Joanno9258/
Joannu9210/
Jouannoux881/
Djohannou881/
Ioannou8633,179/
Jouanno861,230/
Joannot8688/
Zoannou8682/
Yoannou8660/
Eoannou8639/
Johanno8612/
Jouanou8610/
Joannoy867/
Johannu861/
Johanou861/
Joannau861/
Joanu8319/
Joano839/
Hajioannou8218/
Houannou80624/
Jouannot80112/
Jouannau8014/
Joanneau803/
Johannut802/
Ioannnou801/
Jouanneu801/
Yioannou801/
Joanna771,487/
Joanus77128/
Joanos7780/
Jouano7753/
Ioannu7745/
Yoanno7743/
Joanot7742/
Ioanou7740/
Ioanno7719/
Yoannu7718/
Zoanou7715/
Johanu7715/
Tjoano7713/
Eoanou7713/
Soanno7710/
Hoanou777/
Johano773/
Joango772/
Joaneu771/
Yoanou771/
Joanoz770/
Jouannaud75173/
Jouannaux7537/
Joanneaux7519/
Jouannaut7510/
Johanneau752/
Chouannou751/
Houannnou751/
Djouagnou751/
Djohonnou751/
Johanna711,253/
Houanou71816/
Joannas71685/
Ioannoy71149/
Jouanneaux71139/
Jouanneaud71113/
Joannaz71100/
Joaneus7190/
Jouanot7185/
Jouanna7182/
Joannie7166/
Jouannault7124/
Jhoanna7115/
Zoannos7111/
Joannah719/
Sohanou718/
Zouanou717/
Ioannos714/
Ioannoa713/
Yohannu713/
Eaonnou712/
Iaonnou712/
Yohanno712/
Jahonnu711/
Ioannau711/
Ioannoi711/
Tjoanho711/
Joanhus711/
Ioannoe711/
Ioannoj711/
Ioannoo711/
Jouanau711/
Jouango711/
Joanaud711/
Joanhau711/
Joanney711/
Joannás711/
Yohanou711/
Cohanou711/
Joaneau711/
Joannna711/
Johanoe710/
Joana674,095/
Yoano67253/
Sohonnou67139/
Johannah67111/
Joannais67105/
Jouanaud6793/
Houanhou6755/
Hoanu6734/
Jouanneault6730/
Ioanu6722/
Yoanu6716/
Johonnot6713/
Houannui6712/
Jouongou6710/
Johuanna678/
Johannad677/
Jhohanna675/
Joahanna674/
Johanney673/
Joaneaux673/
Yohannos672/
Coano672/
Yohannau672/
Djouonou672/
Djohonou672/
Jaono672/
Souannoy671/
Sohainou671/
Soanu671/
Houamnou671/
Ihouanou671/
Jouannea671/
Zoanu671/
Hahonnou671/
Djouonno671/
Djaounou671/
Chouanou671/
Jyohanna671/
Djohanna671/

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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 Joannou
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