Jou Surname

99,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Jou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9641:375,99533,261
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Spain7451:62,7545,674
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Indonesia2751:480,90639,594
Bolivia1601:66,3533,147
France1521:436,99263,144
Panama1191:32,8761,874
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
Canada811:454,88439,362
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Taiwan641:366,3242,896
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India321:23,970,793327,222
China301:45,577,3862,472
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Belize251:14,2191,533
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Jou (3,383) may also be a first name.

Jou Last Name Facts

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

Jou (Georgian: ჯოუ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻮ, Hindi: जोउ, Tibetan: རྒྱོའུ།) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,113th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,524,910 people. Jou is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Jou live; 30 percent live in North Africa and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 122,501st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,383 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 375,995. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 39 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Jou exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 16 percent reside.

Jou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jou surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.21% less than the national average, earning R 16,128 per year; in United States they earn 39.31% more than the national average, earning $60,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $57,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djou863,920/
Joud862,992/
Jouy861,919/
Joux86817/
Jouh86644/
Jout86457/
Joue86444/
Ejou86290/
Jous86151/
Ojou86115/
Jouz8692/
Ijou8674/
Johu8654/
Jiou8644/
Jhou8637/
Joué8632/
Ujou8629/
Joup8612/
Jouj868/
Tjou865/
Zjou864/
Ju80737,925/
Jo80438,529/
Jouet753,533/
Djoue751,585/
Joyau75713/
Jouha75554/
Hajou75474/
Jouij75367/
Jajou75365/
Ajgou75265/
Aijou75223/
Jouja75188/
Jouie75176/
Joush75141/
Ijjou75137/
Djout75106/
Jouys7591/
Joutz7587/
Jouët7578/
Djouh7569/
Jayou7560/
Hejou7542/
Jouya7539/
Jouji7536/
Djoup7534/
Ajiou7529/
Jihou7526/
Hjouj7524/
Tjoue7518/
Jieou7518/
Jogiu7516/
Jouch7512/
Jouje7511/
Joues7510/
Hjouh7510/
Djoud759/
Hijou759/
Joujo759/
Zajou758/
Jouia757/
Jouye757/
Ijoud756/
Oujou755/
Jiaou755/
Joust754/
Joudh754/
Jijou754/
Djhou754/
Yajou754/
Ajjou754/
Jioue754/
Jouss753/
Jaiou752/
Hojou752/
Ajhou752/
Djous752/
Jouht752/
Djouz752/
Johue752/
Jaoue752/
Jzhou751/
Jouhs751/
Jouhy751/
Joutt751/
Ejouh751/
Eijou751/
Juoue751/
Hdjou751/
Jeyou751/
Jeiou751/
Ḧjouj751/
Dhjou751/
Hjoux751/
Joudt750/
Hou674,316,647/
Zou674,240,325/
You672,002,369/
Joy67209,343/
Joe6781,113/
Jui6751,842/
Joo6749,298/
Joh6710,906/
Jue6710,218/
Joj679,965/
Uju679,303/
Djo677,444/
Tju677,124/
Jau676,907/
Jut676,055/
Jud675,565/
Jos675,059/
Jiu674,472/
Jop674,172/
Joa673,973/
Juy672,731/
Oju672,151/
Iju672,141/
Jus671,972/
Jot671,569/
Dju671,567/
Joi671,300/
Hajjou671,266/
Oyu671,233/
Ijo671,175/
Eju671,156/
Jod671,047/
Juh67745/
Jeu67701/
Tjo67663/
Jouett67660/
Jyu67630/
Joyaux67613/
Jho67590/
Jio67476/
Joyeau67446/
Hjouji67446/
Jux67441/
Djayou67424/
Juo67407/
Djoued67298/
Jouied67294/
Ejo67259/
Jyo67251/
Jouiet67242/
Juj67204/
Joz67195/
Aijjou67180/
Joucht67171/
Juu67158/
Jup67156/
Juz67154/
Ajjouj67138/
Hejjou67136/
Aujoux67120/
Jhu67108/
Joujat6791/
Oiu6777/
Iou6767/
Djouhe6758/
Joč6754/
Djaoue6752/
Djouji6745/
Jajouh6741/
Jouyat6733/
Djouth6732/
Jaoued6728/
Chajou6728/
Joø6728/
Jouyet6727/
Joyaud6727/
Hajouh6724/
Djouya6719/
Jju6718/
Jão6717/
Eou6715/
Djouet6715/
Jayout6714/
Hjo6713/
Juć6713/
Oujout6712/
Djoutt6711/
Hju6711/
Joć6711/
Jajoux6711/
Jgo6710/
Aujoud679/
Joï679/
Oujouj679/
Joujeh678/
Ajiaou678/
Xju678/
Juś677/
Jjo677/
Jzo677/
Ajjout677/
Zjo677/
Joyaut676/
Jouiad676/
Djajou676/
Zajouz676/
Joujah675/
Djaiou674/
Juojuo674/
Juá674/
Jihoud674/
Ejjoud674/
Jayoud674/
Jousph673/
Jgu673/
Jayous673/
Ojouye673/
Djeyou673/
Djouje673/
Djoujo673/
Xjo673/
Zju673/
Yajoud672/
Jeyoud672/
Hajout672/
Djouye672/
Haijou672/
Jouowa672/
Jousch672/
Jahjou672/
Jtaoue672/
Jzu672/
Jitoue672/
Jouyed671/
H'Jout671/
Djoueh671/
Hdjouh671/
Yajouh671/
Ojouyi671/
Joá671/
Houjou671/
Ijouha671/
Hijjou671/
Jhoues671/
Jihouz671/
Jiehou671/
Joî671/
Joő671/
Jougie671/
Joujip671/
Jouyep671/
Jiohou671/
Zajous671/
Ejouss671/
Ahijou671/
Ajjoue671/
Djouie671/
Djouyo671/
Djohue671/
Aâjoud671/
Gajjou671/
Hdjouj671/
Joë671/
Jtaiou671/
Djhoud671/
Jiahou671/
Jouyah671/
Jhouss670/

Jou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jou in the Georgian language
ჯოუjou-
Jou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻮajw-
Jou in the Hindi language
जोउjo'u75
जोऊjo'u25
Jou in the Tibetan language
རྒྱོའུ།gyo'u33.33
རྒྱོའུ་gyo'u16.67
རྒྱོ་བོ།gyowo8.33
ཇོའུ།jo'u8.33
ཇོབོ་jobo8.33
ཇོ་འུ་jou8.33
རྒྱོཝ།gyowa8.33
ཇའུ།ja'u8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jou
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