Joyeuse Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Joyeuse Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to the land where king Charlemagne lost his sword, joyeuse, which he rewarded the man who gave him back.

Joyeuse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France681:976,805110,007
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Joyeuse (5,882) may also be a first name.

Joyeuse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to the land where king Charlemagne lost his sword, joyeuse, which he rewarded the man who gave him back.

- ganbareh

Joyeuse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joyeuse occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Joyeuse.

How Common Is The Last Name Joyeuse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Joyeuse is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Joyeuse are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 86,825th most common first name world-wide It is held by 5,882 people.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 976,805. In France Joyeuse is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 28 percent are found and Occitanie, where 15 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Mauritius, where 24 percent are found.

Joyeuse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Joyeuse last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Joyeuse earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.64% more than the national average, earning $78,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joeuse921/
Joyeus921/
Joueuse861/
Joieuse861/
Joeus831/
Joyous7711/
Jouise772/
Joyusa771/
Yoeuse771/
Joyouseph751/
Jouisse7121/
Jayouse711/
Jouiser710/
Juyus67111/
Joyos6761/
Sajousse6727/
Houyouse6720/
Ejuse6712/
Coyus6710/
Houeusee673/
Soyus672/
Jeous671/
Ejous671/
Joius671/
Jayousie671/
Jeeus671/
Yejus671/
Zoyus671/
Jejus671/

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