Jovner Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jovner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jovner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Jovner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jovner has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jovner.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jovner is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Jovner reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Jovner is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 38 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 22 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Jovner Last Name Statistics demography

Jovner earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning R 306,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Javner8369/
Covner8356/
Jobner838/
Jovnir835/
Hovner831/
Jowner831/
Zhovner771,459/
Scovner7717/
Hovnert7716/
Zovnere773/
Houvner771/
Hoovner770/
Javne73936/
Jovna7311/
Zovne739/
Jowne731/
Covne730/
Havner67764/
Cavner67643/
Hobner67117/
Yavner67108/
Covney6735/
Javnes6718/
Jauvne6710/
Cowner676/
Howner674/
Jabner673/
Zowner673/
Zovnir672/
Žovnir672/
Zavner671/
Jowneh671/
Sowner671/
Eowner671/
Jiavne671/
Zobner670/

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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 Jovner
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