Jovanović Surname

3,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jovanović 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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Jovanović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia149,8301:481
Bosnia and Herzegovina10,8121:32712
Montenegro4,6551:1377
Kosovo3,6231:51472
Croatia2,6201:1,61479
Slovenia1,8071:1,37798
North Macedonia1,5201:1,383245
Czechia221:483,34051,393
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Jovanovic (17,011), Jovanovič (295) & Jovanoviç (2) are calculated separately.

Jovanović 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.io

Jovan is south Slavic (Serbian, Macedonian, Montenegrin) version of John; so this name could be translated as Johnson, Jones etc. It is common in Vojvodina (northern part of Serbia), as well as in Macedonia (Slavic), and somewhat in Bulgaria. The most common and wide spread variant is Jovanović.

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Jovanović Last Name Facts

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

Jovanović occurs most in Serbia. It can appear as: Jovanovic, Jovanovič or Jovanoviç. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovanović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jovanović is the 3,221st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,663 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovanović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Jovanović is the most frequently occurring surname in one country:Serbia, where 86 percent are found. The last name Jovanović is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 149,830 people, or 1 in 48. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 18 percent are found, Nišava District, where 8 percent are found and Šumadija District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Serbia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent are found and Montenegro, where 3 percent are found.

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