Jovčeva Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

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

Jovčeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jovčeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia2711:7,7551,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Jovceva (16) are calculated separately.

Jovčeva (23) may also be a first name.

Jovčeva Last Name Facts

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

Jovčeva is found most frequently in North Macedonia. It may also appear as a variant: Jovceva. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jovčeva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 959,117th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jovčeva are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Jovčeva is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Jovčeva is most widespread in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 7,755. In North Macedonia it is mostly concentrated in: Skopje, where 49 percent are found, Eastern, where 24 percent are found and Pelagonia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding North Macedonia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jovceva9516/
Jovcheva805/
Iovceva7120/
Yovcheva673,645/
Iovcheva6767/
Javcseva671/
Yovtseva671/
Iovtcheva6327/
Ehovtseva6322/
Yovtcheva632/
Yavtseva53404/
Yofcheva531/

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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
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  • 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 Jovčeva
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