Jovičić Surname

34,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jovičić Surname User-submission:

The Jovičić surname means 'small Jovo' or 'son of Jovo'. Jovo is a name.

Jovičić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia11,0831:645106
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,4771:1,017155
Croatia4131:10,2391,860
Slovenia3501:7,1081,595
Montenegro1171:5,4661,011
Kosovo511:36,5073,362
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jovicić (153), Jovićić (16), Jovičič (2), Jovičic (1), Jovicic (1,202) & Jovićič (1) are calculated separately.

Jovičić (10) may also be a first name.

Jovičić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jovičić surname means 'small Jovo' or 'son of Jovo'. Jovo is a name.

- miodragjovicic

This surname means 'son of Jovica'.

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Jovičić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jovičić occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Jovicić, Jovićić, Jovičič, Jovičic, Jovicic or Jovićič. For other possible spellings of Jovičić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovičić? popularity and diffusion

Jovičić is the 34,179th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 469,922 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovičić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is borne by 11,083 people, or 1 in 645. In Serbia Jovičić is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 25 percent live, Mačva District, where 11 percent live and South Bačka District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Serbia it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovicić95153/
Jovićić9516/
Jovičič952/
Jovičic951/
Jovicic901,202/
Jovićič901/
Jovišić86257/
Jovisić865/
Jobičić862/
Jovičićová821/
Savičić711,293/
Jovešić7124/
Jovisic7121/
Jovičičová711/
Jovicich6767/
Jovisich671/
Zavišić57603/
Zavisić5716/
Savicić5711/
Jovesic572/
Yovicic572/
Savićić571/
Iovicic571/
Iovicici5331/
Yovicich537/
Yovichich508/
Giovisits501/

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