Jovay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Jovay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Jovay (27) may also be a first name.
Jovay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jovay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jovay is most common in The Philippines. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jovay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jovay is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Jovay reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Jovay is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.
The surname Jovay is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 25,309,556. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 75 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jovay
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