View the most religious surnames in Georgia

Where Does The Last Name Jobava Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jobava (Georgian: ჯობავა) is found in Abkhazia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobava? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 595,654^th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jobava reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Abkhazia, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 541. In Abkhazia it is primarily found in: Gali District, where 47 percent reside, Sukhumi District, where 18 percent reside and Ochamchira District, where 15 percent reside. Barring Abkhazia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Jobava Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jobava last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.