Giosa

Giosa Meaning & Origin

About Giosa
The surname Giosa is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name "Gioseffo," which is the Italian form of Joseph. The name Joseph is of Hebrew origin and means "God will increase" or "God will add." Therefore, the surname Giosa can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Joseph" or "son of Joseph." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify and distinguish the descendants of a man named Joseph.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Giosa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Giosa: 137
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 125282
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Giosa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Giosa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH OW1 S AH0
🌐 IPA
/giosa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JS', 'KS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Giosa in Braille

Here's how to represent Giosa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Giosa in braille

How to sign the name Giosa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Giosa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Giosa in sign language

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