Jovetić Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jovetić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jovetić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4841:14,7621,756
Montenegro2461:2,600548
Bosnia and Herzegovina1641:21,5633,717
Croatia1581:26,7635,540
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Jovetic (168) are calculated separately.

Jovetić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jovetić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Jovetic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovetić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jovetić is the 345,892nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. The surname Jovetić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovetić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Jovetić is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 14,762. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Belgrade, where 26 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 21 percent reside and West Bačka District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Serbia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 23 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovetic95168/
Zovetić863/
Jovatić861/
Jovetich801/
Joveetic801/
Jovethic801/
Havetić7123/
Savetić711/
Yovetich6787/
Havetic572/

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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 Jovetić
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