Jovović Surname

106,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jovović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jovović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,6931:4,220528
Montenegro1,6231:39448
Bosnia and Herzegovina9131:3,873790
Croatia701:60,40911,225
Slovenia381:65,4659,549
Kosovo261:71,6104,700
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Jovovic (185) & Jovovič (1) are calculated separately.

Jovović Last Name Facts

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

Jovović occurs most in Serbia. It can also appear as: Jovovic or Jovovič. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovović? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,947th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,668,776 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 1,693 people, or 1 in 4,220. In Serbia Jovović is most common in: Belgrade, where 19 percent live, South Bačka District, where 18 percent live and Moravica District, where 13 percent live. Besides Serbia Jovović is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 37 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovovic95185/
Jovovič951/
Jovević861/
Jovovich80107/
Jovovitch7510/
Jovovoich751/
Savović711,371/
Zobović7139/
Yovovic713/
Jovovičová711/
Yovovich67196/
Iovovich6716/
Džavović677/
Hovovich672/
Jobovich671/
Jobovitz671/

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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 Jovović
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