Joø Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Joø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway281:183,65321,594

The alternate forms: Jo (438,529), (421), (92) & (3) are calculated separately.

Joø Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joø is found most frequently in Norway. It may also be rendered as a variant: Jo, , or . For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joø? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Joø occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Joø are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 183,653. In Norway Joø is most common in: Western Norway, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent reside and Central Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Joø Last Name Statistics demography

Joø earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.79% less than the national average, earning 242,988 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jo93438,529/
80421/
8092/
803/
Joy67209,343/
Joo6749,298/
Joh6710,906/
Joj679,965/
Djo677,444/
Jos675,059/
Jou674,779/
Jop674,172/
Joa673,973/
Jot671,569/
Joi671,300/
Ijo671,175/
Jod671,047/
Tjo67663/
Jho67590/
Jio67476/
Juo67407/
Jyo67251/
Joz67195/
Joč6754/
Hjo6713/
Joć6711/
Jgo6710/
Joï679/
Zjo677/
Jzo677/
Jjo677/
Xjo673/
Joá671/
Joî671/
Joő671/
Joë671/

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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 Joø
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