Jó Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Jó Surname User-submission:
The surname Jó means 'good' in Hungarian.
Jó Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 285 | 1:34,443 | 3,756 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Jo (438,529), Jô (92) & Jò (3) are calculated separately.
Jó (122) may also be a first name.
Jó Surname Meaning
Jó Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jó Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jó is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Jo, Jô or Jò. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jó? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 699,651st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Jó reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Jó is also the 844,248th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 122 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 34,443. In Hungary it is most common in: Csongrád County, where 24 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 12 percent are found and Budapest, where 12 percent are found. Not including Hungary Jó occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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