Surname Gioia (Joie 
, Gioia 
, Gaudia 
) , 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.
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| Joie | Italy, Philippines, United States, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Gioia | Italy, Philippines, United States, Argentina, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Gaudia | Italy, Philippines, United States, India, Canada |
| Джоя | Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belarus |
| 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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