The Joao surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 264 people carried this name — #73,464 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 47% from 180 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
210 people named Joao live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 132 people named Joao.
61 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 109 people named Joao live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 56 people named Joao live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Joao,
with a public archive behind them.
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Celio Joao 1971– · politician
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Madalena Joao 1983– · actor
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Aldemiro Joao 1993– · basketball player
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Fernando Joao 1994– · association football player
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Masika Joao 1997– · association football player
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Maria Joao 1998– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Joao.
- Jimenez 227,118 · U.S. census
- Jin 10,432 · U.S. census
- Joachim 2,395 · U.S. census
- Joachin 414 · U.S. census
- Joan 224 · U.S. census
- Joannides 168 · U.S. census
- Joaquim 305 · U.S. census
- Joaquin 3,559 · U.S. census
- Joas 286 · U.S. census
- Job 2,470 · U.S. census
- Jobe 8,536 · U.S. census
- Jobin 861 · U.S. census
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