Joós Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Joós Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 350 | 1:28,047 | 3,094 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Jóos (1) & Joóš (1) are calculated separately.
Joós Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joós Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joós is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Jóos or Joóš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joós? popularity and diffusion
It is the 788,513th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. Joós is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Joós reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 28,047. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Zala County, where 32 percent live, Budapest, where 18 percent live and Vas County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Hungary it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jóos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Joóš | 92 | 1 | / |
| Joósz | 89 | 48 | / |
| Joó | 86 | 4,560 | / |
| Joas | 75 | 7,743 | / |
| Jaos | 75 | 339 | / |
| Hoós | 75 | 157 | / |
| Joás | 75 | 3 | / |
| Joash | 67 | 2,624 | / |
| Jouas | 67 | 363 | / |
| Joass | 67 | 174 | / |
| Johas | 67 | 79 | / |
| Joast | 67 | 78 | / |
| Joyos | 67 | 61 | / |
| Johos | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jahos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Joaus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Joase | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jaous | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hojos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jojos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jhoas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaoos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyoas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Joós
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