Jovanavic Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jovanavic Surname User-submission:
This is probably a singularly Serbian surname, popular in the country through the reverence of St. John the Baptist (Serbian: Jovan Krstitelj). The majority of people who bear this surname will have an ancestor on their paternal line called 'Jovan', who had a son who took a fixed surname, Jovanović, meaning 'son of Jovan'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jovanavic Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is probably a singularly Serbian surname, popular in the country through the reverence of St. John the Baptist (Serbian: Jovan Krstitelj). The majority of people who bear this surname will have an ancestor on their paternal line called 'Jovan', who had a son who took a fixed surname, Jovanović, meaning 'son of Jovan'. Jovan is the Serbian rendering of the Hebrew name, Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
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Where Does The Last Name Jovanavic Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jovanavic is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovanavic? popularity and diffusion
Jovanavic is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Jovanavic occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Jovanavic reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.
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