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 occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Jóos or Joóš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joós? popularity and diffusion
The last name Joós is the 788,513th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Joós reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 28,047. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Zala County, where 32 percent reside, Budapest, where 18 percent reside and Vas County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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