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gioia del colle-maler
(b. 400)
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flavio gioia
imaginary Italian mariner and inventor, IT
(b. 1300)
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gioia dragomani
Roman Catholic bishop
(b. 1550)
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agostino gioia
Italian Augustinian priest (1695-1751), IT
(b. 1695)
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melchiorre gioia
Italian economist and philosopher (1767-1829), IT
(b. 1767)
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gaetano gioia
ballet dancer and choreographer, IT
(b. 1768)
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raffaele gioia
Italian painter (1757-1805), IT
(b. 1757)
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riccardo gioia
author (1801-2000)
(b. 1801)
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pasquale gioia
Italian catholic bishop (1872-1935), IT
(b. 1872)
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giovanni gioia
Italian politician, IT
(b. 1925)
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agostino gioia
Italian Franciscan preacher (1877-1944), IT
(b. 1877)
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salvatore gioia
Italian opera singer (1934-1999), IT
(b. 1934)
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anthony h. gioia
diplomat & businessman, US
(b. 1941)
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frank di gioia
Frank Di Gioia (1900)
(b. 1900)
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dana gioia
American writer, US
(b. 1950)
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, Gioia 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Gioia is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common surname, Uruguay, where it is quite a rare surname, and Argentina. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Italy, Philippines, and the United States. Likewise, Gioia is the forename as well as the last name.