Jobava Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Abkhazia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Jobava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jobava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Abkhazia4491:54193
Georgia561:66,8857,226
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Jobava Last Name Facts

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

Jobava (Georgian: ჯობავა) is carried by more people in Abkhazia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jobava? popularity and diffusion

Jobava is the 595,654th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name Jobava occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jobava reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia.

It is most prevalent in Abkhazia, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 541. In Abkhazia it is most numerous in: Gali District, where 47 percent reside, Sukhumi District, where 18 percent reside and Ochamchira District, where 15 percent reside. Barring Abkhazia Jobava exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Jobava Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djobava922/
Jobaeva921/
Zobava8338/
Jobova8313/
Jovava838/
Jabava832/
Sobava831/
Ojobaba7724/
Jabaeva7712/
Ejobawa774/
Hzobava771/
Joobova771/
Hobavay771/
Sobhava771/
Dzhobava71225/
Jobeaver711/
Zobova672,916/
Zabava671,977/
Jobová67186/
Sobova67170/
Jababa6775/
Zobawa6756/
Sobawa6743/
Jowawa6739/
Hobova6734/
Jovova6733/
Sabava6721/
Zábava6720/
Javavi6719/
Javava6710/
Javave676/
Jobabo675/
Javabi675/
Cabava674/
Habava673/
Jobabi672/
Hobaba672/
Iobova671/
Javaba671/
Yobaba671/
Yabava671/
Javabe671/
Eobaba671/
Jóbova671/
Yobawa671/

Jobava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jobava in the Georgian language
ჯობავაjobava-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jobava
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