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
Jov (Hindi: जोव, Marathi: जॉव) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 347,722nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jov live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jov is also the 424,977th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 411 people.
The last name Jov is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 180,206. In Nigeria Jov is most common in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Taraba, where 6 percent reside and Ogun, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.
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
- 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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