Jovanovich Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

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'.

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Jovanovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8191:442,56338,021
Argentina4221:101,2888,552
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Canada611:604,02649,778
Spain521:899,07835,195
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
France111:6,038,429280,838
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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".

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovanovic9517,011/
Jovanovichs9554/
Jovanovitch9531/
Jovanoviche952/
Jovanovitsch911/
Jovannovitch911/
Yovanovich901,107/
Iovanovich90231/
Jovanovics9074/
Jovonovich9047/
Javanovich9025/
Jovanovith908/
Jovannovic902/
Jovanowich902/
Jovanouvic901/
Jovanovijc901/
Zovanovich901/
Jovanovech901/
Jovanovi8911/
Yovanovitch86166/
Jovanowichs8636/
Iovanovitch8632/
Iovanoviche8618/
Giovanovich8613/
Jovannowich868/
Ihovanovich863/
Khovanovich862/
Geovanovich862/
Yovanoviche862/
Iovanovisch861/
Jovannavich861/
Yhovanovich861/
Jovanović84174,916/
Jovanovič84295/
Yovanovic84131/
Javanovic8448/
Iovanovic8422/
Jovanoviš8410/
Jovanavic847/
Jovanovie845/
Jovanoviæ844/
Jovonovic843/
Jovanobic842/
Jovanoviz842/
Jovanoviç842/
Jovanovis841/
Jovanovıc841/
Jowanovic841/
Jobanovic841/
Yovanovih841/
Iovanovischt8215/
Jovanovicova824/
Iovanovitsch821/
Jovanowitsch821/
Iovanovici80806/
Savanovich80612/
Jovánovics80196/
Yovanovych8029/
Iovanovith8019/
Javonovich8018/
Jovanovits8017/
Yavanovich8011/
Iavanovich808/
Jovonavich806/
Jovanovitz806/
Yovanovith804/
Iovonovich804/
Jobanobich801/
Jovanovaić801/
Yovanovici801/
Yovonovich801/
Sovonovich801/
Iovanowich801/
Yobanovich801/
Jovanovitx801/
Hovanovych801/
Jovanovicsová781/
Jowanowitch7670/
Hoivanovych7633/
Chobanovich764/
Khavanovich762/
Savannovich761/
Iovanowitch761/
Ihowanovich761/
Yovanobichs761/
Giovonovich761/
Yovanowitch761/
Iavanoviche761/
Jowanowic745/
Zovanović743/
Javonovic742/
Yovanovie742/
Jobanobic741/
Javanović741/
Iovanovie741/
Iovanović741/
Jowanowitsch7336/
Jovanovičová7320/
Jovanovićová7310/
Dzhavanovich731/
Savanovych7041/
Yovanovitz7020/
Iovanovitz7011/
Yovanovits709/
Jowanowicz708/
Jowanovitz707/
Javonavich706/
Habanovich704/
Savonovich703/
Jovánovits701/
Yovonevich701/
Yovanovitx701/
Iovanovitx701/
Jovanowitz701/
Giovanovits6722/
Chabanovich6714/
Hoveinovych6711/
Khabanovich671/
Jawanowitch671/

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