Jov Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9831:180,20611,074
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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 surname Jov (Hindi: जोव, Marathi: जॉव) is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 347,722nd most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The last name Jov occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jov are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jov is also the 424,977th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 411 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 983 people, or 1 in 180,206. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Taraba, where 6 percent live and Ogun, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Jov exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jova861,581/
Ijov86197/
Jovd8622/
Joyv862/
Jgov862/
Joov862/
Jovs861/
Jotv861/
Tjov861/
Jouv861/
Jjov861/
Jojv861/
Jiov861/
Jovw861/
Jovz861/
Jovf861/
Oijov7511/
Juoyv751/
Tjovw751/
Job6771,216/
Jop674,172/
Jow672,808/
Hov672,185/
Jav671,312/
Iov67708/
Sov67332/
Jobová67186/
Yov67125/
Zov67113/
Jóbová6794/
Cov6737/
Jovova6733/
Jof6726/
Jobova6713/
Jopová6710/
Eov673/
Japova671/
Jihova671/
Jabová671/
Ayjoov671/
Jábová671/
Jóbova671/

Jov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jov in the Marathi language
जॉवjova91.67
जोवjova8.33
Jov in the Hindi language
जोवjova87.5
जॉवjova12.5

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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