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
Average Jovan Salary in
United States
$39,351 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Jován. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,850th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,723,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Jovan reside; 31 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Jovan is also the 9,957th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 102,468 people.
Jovan is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 50,048. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 98 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent live. Besides Yemen this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Slovenia, where 16 percent live.
Jovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jovan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jovan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jovan last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Jovan are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% registered with 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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