Jovem Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Jovem Surname User-submission:

The surname Joven or Jovem means 'young' in Spanish.

Jovem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Portugal661:157,8526,835
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Jovem (783) may also be a first name.

Jovem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Joven or Jovem means 'young' in Spanish.

- ishtar_azrael

Jovem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jovem is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovem? popularity and diffusion

Jovem is the 1,168,344th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Jovem are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 293,155th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 783 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,946,130. In Brazil Jovem is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 23 percent are found, São Paulo, where 22 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Jovem exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjovem911/
Joviem911/
Joven8016,248/
Covem8018/
Hovem8016/
Sovem800/
Jovine733,163/
Jovent73335/
Jovien73330/
Jovene73223/
Jouven73211/
Johven7320/
Joveng738/
Josbem734/
Josven731/
Hjoven731/
Jobeam731/
Jovein731/
Geovem731/
Jouvim731/
Hoveem731/
Javiem731/
Jhoven731/
Jovène731/
Jobeum731/
Scovem730/
Jouvent67260/
Jouvene676/
Jiovine673/
Joveine672/
Joyvine671/
Jovaime671/
Jovayne671/
Josveen671/

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