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Family name Ioana (Ioana , Йоана , Іоана ) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The last name Ioana is characteristic of Romania, where it is a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Albania. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Romania, Italy, and Bulgaria. More prevalently, Ioana is the forename as well as the last name.