All around the world, Ιωάννης (Ioannis 
, Johan , Ιωάννης ) is a prevalent male first name. The first name Ιωάννης is characteristic of Greece, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Sweden, where it is a common male name, and Suriname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Greece, Indonesia, and Sweden. Much less frequently, Ιωάννης is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ioannis, Johan | Greece, South Africa, Indonesia, Sweden, India |
| Ιωάννης | Greece |
| Ioannes | Germany, Greece, South Africa, Belgium, Venezuela |
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Ιωάννης is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Johan , the fictional character, De Rode Ridder; Johan Liebert , the fictional character from Monster; Johan Flemming , the Fictional character, Daniel Hjort; Johan Falk , the character from the Johan Falk film series and Johan Anderson , the fictional character, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, among other works.
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ιωάννης ο ελεήμων Patriarch of Alexandria, CY (b. 550) |
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ιωάννης δ΄ νηστευτής Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 600) |
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ιωάννης «τσιμισκής» κουρκούας Byzantine emperor (b. 925) |
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| ιωάννης καμινιάτης Byzantine historian, GR (b. 900) |
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| ιωάννης σπυριδωνάκης Byzantine governor, CY (b. 1101) |
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ιωάννης γ΄ δούκας βατάτζης Emperor of Nicaea, GR (b. 1192) |
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ιωάννης γαβαλάς Byzantine Greek magnate and hereditary ruler of the island of Rhodes, GR (b. 1200) |
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| ιωάννης απόκαυκος 13th-century Byzantine bishop, GR (b. 1155) |
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ιωάννης β΄ άγγελος δούκας Ruler of Thessaly (b. 1250) |
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ιωάννης δ΄ λάσκαρις 13th-century emperor of Nicaea, TR (b. 1250) |
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| ιωάννης ιμπελέν της γιάφας count, CY (b. 1215) |
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ιωάννης κουκουζέλης Byzantine composer; saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church, GR (b. 1280) |
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| ιωάννης α' δούκας Ruler of thessaly (b. 1240) |
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ιωάννης στ´ καντακουζηνός Byzantine emperor, GR (b. 1292) |
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ιωάννης του λουζινιάν Regent of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Lesser Armenia), CY (b. 1306) |
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