Jovanovich Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Jovanovich 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'.
Read More About This SurnameJovanovich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 819 | 1:442,563 | 38,021 |
| Argentina | 422 | 1:101,288 | 8,552 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| Brazil | 103 | 1:2,078,392 | 65,524 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Jovanovich 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".
- Forebears.ioJovanovich Demographics
Average Male Jovanovich Height
180.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jovanovich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jovanovich Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jovanovich is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jovanovich.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovanovich? popularity and diffusion
Jovanovich is the 234,133rd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. The surname Jovanovich is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Jovanovich are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 442,563. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Jovanovich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jovanovich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jovanovich surname rose 16,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jovanovich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jovanovich surname are 4.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.83% registered with the political party.
The amount Jovanovich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,415 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $41,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $59,123 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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