Jovčev Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Jovčev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jovčev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia951:22,1212,942
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412

The alternate forms: Jovcev (12) are calculated separately.

Jovčev (56) may also be a first name.

Jovčev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jovčev is found in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Jovcev. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovčev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jovčev is the 1,596,935th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Jovčev occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovčev live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 56 people.

The last name is most widely held in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 22,121. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Southeastern, where 40 percent live, Eastern, where 19 percent live and Northeastern, where 15 percent live. Aside from North Macedonia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 21 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovcev9412/
Jovčevová803/
Jovchev7720/
Jovcheva715/
Jovtchev711/
Iovcev6732/
Yovchev623,388/
Iovchev6239/
Eovchev621/
Yovcheva573,645/
Iovcheva5767/
Iovtchev5733/
Ehovtsev5719/
Yovtchev573/
Yovtseva571/
Iovtcheva5327/
Ehovtseva5322/
Yovtcheva532/
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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 Jovčev
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