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 last name Joannou is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joannou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joannou is the 271,034th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Joannou are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 91,341. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 61 percent live, Leicestershire, where 5 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 4 percent live. Excluding England Joannou exists in 22 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Joannou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joannou surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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