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 last name Jovem is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jovem is the 1,168,344th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Jovem reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 293,155th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 783 people.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,946,130. In Brazil Jovem is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 23 percent reside, São Paulo, where 22 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

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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