Jovens Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Jovens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jovens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jovens (204) may also be a first name.

Jovens Last Name Facts

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

Jovens occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Jovens are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Luso-South America. Jovens is also the 633,892nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 204 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Jovens is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 30 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 20 percent reside and Espírito Santo, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Jovens occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 24 percent reside and Haiti, where 6 percent reside.

Jovens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jovens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovense921/
Jouvens921/
Hovens831,173/
Javens83593/
Covens83337/
Jovans8311/
Jowens834/
Sovens832/
Jovems831/
Jovins831/
Yovens830/
Eovens830/
Scovens77251/
Hoovens7720/
Jovence7718/
Jeavens778/
Jasvens771/
Heovens770/
Jouvence7190/
Jovinsse715/
Joyvence711/
Jouvains711/
Havens6716,266/
Youens67842/
Cavens67629/
Javins67455/
Savens6771/
Howens6761/
Covins6751/
Eavens6716/
Sovins676/
Javons673/
Jowans673/
Zowens672/
Iowens671/
Jovanz671/
Eowens671/
Zavens671/
Javans671/
Hovins671/
Yovans671/
Iavens670/

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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 Jovens
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