Jói Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Jói Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jói Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Joi (1,300), Joï (9) & Joî (1) are calculated separately.

Jói (61) may also be a first name.

Jói Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jói occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Joi, Joï or Joî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jói? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Jói is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Jói are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jói is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 61 people.

Jói is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland Jói is most numerous in: Northeastern Region, where 50 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Iceland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joi891,300/
Jóia86214/
Jóis861/
80421/
Joï789/
Joî781/
Jóias7591/
Jia674,665,311/
Jie67862,544/
Jui6751,842/
Iji6710,372/
Jai679,315/
Jiu674,472/
Eji673,570/
Jhi672,993/
Jei67743/
Jji67527/
Jio67476/
Hji67144/
Jij67107/
Jós6745/
Jgi6711/
Jóó672/
Jié671/
Jóa671/
Jóý671/

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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 Jói
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