Jovan Surname
Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname
Jovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 528 | 1:50,048 | 3,996 |
| Tanzania | 316 | 1:167,537 | 14,797 |
| Slovenia | 312 | 1:7,973 | 1,804 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| Croatia | 176 | 1:24,026 | 5,004 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Albania | 46 | 1:63,349 | 7,550 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| North Macedonia | 15 | 1:140,098 | 10,775 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Jován (127) are calculated separately.
Jovan (102,468) may also be a first name.
Jovan Demographics
Jovan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jovan (Arabic: يوفان, Georgian: ჯოვან, Hindi: जोवन, Marathi: जोवन) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Jován. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 210,850th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. The last name Jovan is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Jovan live; 31 percent live in West Asia and 28 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Jovan is also the 9,957th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 102,468 people.
This last name is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 50,048. In Yemen Jovan is most prevalent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 98 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Yemen it is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Slovenia, where 16 percent are found.
Jovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jovan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jovan last name increased 6,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jovan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Jovan surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.36% registered with the political party.
The amount Jovan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.59% more than the national average, earning $70,346 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jovan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jovan in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯოვან | jovan | - |
| Jovan in the Hindi language | ||
| जोवन | jovana | 97.3 |
| जोवान | jovana | 1.35 |
| जोबन | jobana | 1.35 |
| Jovan in the Marathi language | ||
| जोवन | jovana | 80 |
| जोवान | jovana | 20 |
| Jovan in the Arabic language | ||
| يوفان | ywfan | - |
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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 Jovan
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