Jov Surname
Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname
Jov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 983 | 1:180,206 | 11,074 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Jov (411) may also be a first name.
Jov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jov (Hindi: जोव, Marathi: जॉव) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 347,722nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. The surname Jov is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Jov live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 424,977th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 411 people.
The surname Jov is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 983 people, or 1 in 180,206. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Taraba, where 6 percent live and Ogun, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jova | 86 | 1,581 | / |
| Ijov | 86 | 197 | / |
| Jovd | 86 | 22 | / |
| Joyv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jgov | 86 | 2 | / |
| Joov | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jovs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jotv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tjov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jouv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jjov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jojv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jiov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jovw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jovz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jovf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oijov | 75 | 11 | / |
| Juoyv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tjovw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Job | 67 | 71,216 | / |
| Jop | 67 | 4,172 | / |
| Jow | 67 | 2,808 | / |
| Hov | 67 | 2,185 | / |
| Jav | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Iov | 67 | 708 | / |
| Sov | 67 | 332 | / |
| Jobová | 67 | 186 | / |
| Yov | 67 | 125 | / |
| Zov | 67 | 113 | / |
| Jóbová | 67 | 94 | / |
| Cov | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jovova | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jof | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jobova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jopová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Japova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jabová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayjoov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jábová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jóbova | 67 | 1 | / |
Jov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jov in the Marathi language | ||
| जॉव | jova | 91.67 |
| जोव | jova | 8.33 |
| Jov in the Hindi language | ||
| जोव | jova | 87.5 |
| जॉव | jova | 12.5 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Jov
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