Jovanovic Surname

31,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Jovanovic Surname User-submission:

A Serbian surname derived from the name Jovan (John in English) and the suffix -vić, which means 'son of'.

Jovanovic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5,4701:1,557114
Germany2,1841:36,8614,888
United States2,0891:173,50817,464
Switzerland1,2841:6,3961,008
Australia1,2501:21,5972,992
Canada9271:39,7474,971
Sweden9251:10,645939
France4901:135,55720,736
England3741:148,97914,256
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
Italy2261:270,60535,408
Serbia2241:31,8973,390
Denmark1881:30,0253,104
Spain1361:343,76519,825
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Greece1041:106,53617,896
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Norway721:71,42110,051
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Chile201:880,82418,509
Malta181:23,9041,289
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Bosnia and Herzegovina131:272,03112,264
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Aruba91:11,4971,511
China81:170,915,1968,932
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Jovanović (174,916), Jovanovič (295) & Jovanoviç (2) are calculated separately.

Jovanovic (53) may also be a first name.

Jovanovic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Serbian surname derived from the name Jovan (John in English) and the suffix -vić, which means 'son of'.

- chelsea.jovanovic

Jovanovic Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jovanovic Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jovanovic is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Jovanović, Jovanovič or Jovanoviç. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovanovic? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,389th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,402 people. The surname Jovanovic occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Jovanovic reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 53 people.

Jovanovic is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 5,470 people, or 1 in 1,557. In Austria it is most numerous in: Vienna, where 82 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 4 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Austria it exists in 89 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Jovanovic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jovanovic surname are 4.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Jovanovic earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.96% less than the national average, earning €18,031 per year; in Norway they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning 296,186 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.59% more than the national average, earning R 384,000 per year; in United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovanović96174,916/
Jovanovič96295/
Jovanoviç962/
Jovanovich951,721/
Jovanovics9574/
Jovanovick952/
Jovannovic952/
Jovanouvic951/
Jovanovijc951/
Jovanovichs9054/
Jovanovitch9031/
Jovanoviche902/
Jovanovigch901/
Jovanovicth901/
Yovanovic89131/
Javanovic8948/
Jovanovik8940/
Iovanovic8922/
Jovanoviš8910/
Jovanavic897/
Jovanoviq895/
Jovonovic893/
Jovanoviz892/
Jovanovis891/
Jovanovıc891/
Jowanovic891/
Jobanovic891/
Jovanovicova864/
Jovanovitsch861/
Jovannovitch861/
Yovanovich841,107/
Iovanovici84806/
Iovanovich84231/
Jovánovics84196/
Jovonovich8447/
Javanovich8425/
Jovanovits8417/
Jovanovitz846/
Iovanovick842/
Yovanovick842/
Jovanowich842/
Jovanovaić841/
Yovanovici841/
Zovanovich841/
Jovanovech841/
Jovanovitx841/
Jovanovicsová821/
Yovanovitch80166/
Jovanowichs8036/
Iovanovitch8032/
Iovanoviche8018/
Giovanovich8013/
Jovannowich808/
Jovanowicks804/
Iovanovicth804/
Ihovanovich803/
Geovanovich802/
Yovanoviche802/
Iovanovisch801/
Jovannavich801/
Yhovanovich801/
Javanovicks801/
Jovanowicth801/
Jowanowic785/
Javonovic782/
Jobanobic781/
Javanović781/
Iovanović781/
Iovanovik781/
Jovanovičová7620/
Jovanovićová7610/
Iovanovitsch761/
Jovanowitsch761/
Yovanovych7429/
Yovanovitz7420/
Javonovich7418/
Yavanovich7411/
Iovanovitz7411/
Yovanovits749/
Jowanowicz748/
Iavanovich748/
Jowanovitz747/
Jovonavich746/
Iovonovich744/
Jobanobich741/
Yovonovich741/
Iovanowich741/
Jovánovits741/
Yobanovich741/
Yovanovitx741/
Iovanovitx741/
Jovanowitz741/
Iavanovick741/
Jowanowitch7070/
Giovanovits7022/
Jowanowicks704/
Iovanowitch701/
Ihowanovich701/
Giovonovich701/
Yovanowitch701/
Iavanoviche701/
Jowanowitsch6736/

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