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 surname Jovan (Arabic: يوفان, Georgian: ჯოვან, Hindi: जोवन, Marathi: जोवन) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jován. For other potential spellings of Jovan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jovan is the 210,850th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Jovan are found; 31 percent are found in West Asia and 28 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 9,957th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 102,468 people.
This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 50,048. In Yemen Jovan is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 98 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen Jovan 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 occurrence of Jovan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jovan surname 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 Jovan are 33.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the 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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