Joanu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Joanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania61:485,67618,535
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Joanu (10) may also be a first name.

Joanu Last Name Facts

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

Joanu is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Joanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Joanu are found; 32 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Joanu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Joanu is most common in Albania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 485,676. In Albania it is most common in: Vlorë County, where 83 percent reside and Elbasan County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Albania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joanus91128/
Joanou91120/
Johanu9115/
Joannu9110/
Joaneu911/
Joannou831,438/
Joaneus8390/
Jouanou8310/
Jouanau831/
Johannu831/
Joanhus831/
Johanou831/
Joanaud831/
Joanhau831/
Joannau831/
Hoanu8034/
Ioanu8022/
Yoanu8016/
Soanu801/
Zoanu801/
Jouanaud7793/
Jouannau7714/
Johannut772/
Johannou772/
Jouanneu771/
Yohanu73132/
Ioannu7345/
Ioanou7340/
Yoannu7318/
Zoanou7315/
Eoanou7313/
Hoanou737/
Sohanu735/
Ioanus735/
Jahonu734/
Yoanou731/
Jaongu731/
Jouannaud71173/
Jouannaux7137/
Jouannaut7110/
Djohannou711/
Djouagnou711/
Jouannoux711/
Ioannou6733,179/
Houanou67816/
Zoannou6782/
Yoannou6760/
Couanau6750/
Eoannou6739/
Jouannault6724/
Hajioannou6718/
Sohanou678/
Zouanou677/
Hoțeanu674/
Yohannu673/
Ioannau671/
Cohanou671/
Jahonnu671/
Choanut671/
Hoanhut671/
Cohanuy671/
Yohanou671/
Johanoe670/

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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 Joanu
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