Joaq Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Joaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Joaq (29) may also be a first name.

Joaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joaq is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joaq? popularity and diffusion

Joaq is the 6,360,413th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Joaq occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Joaq reside; 78 percent reside in East Asia and 78 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Joaq is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 3,349,249. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joaqu898/
Johaq895/
Jouaq891/
Joaque8025/
Joaquì801/
Joak759,341/
Joag753,222/
Zoaq7520/
Joac758/
Jaoq753/
Soaq752/
Ioaq751/
Coaq751/
Joax750/
Zouaq67421/
Jouak67323/
Johak6767/
Johag6737/
Joack676/
Souaq676/
Hoaqe674/
Joake673/
Joaug672/
Hoaqu672/
Joacs671/
Cohaq671/
Sohaq671/
Iohaq671/
Jhaoq671/
Hoauq671/
Tjoac671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Joaq
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