Jošović Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jošović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jošović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2351:30,4043,246
Montenegro431:14,8741,884
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Josović (132), Josovic (24) & Josovič (1) are calculated separately.

Jošović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jošović occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Josović, Josovic or Josovič. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jošović? popularity and diffusion

It is the 908,336th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jošović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Jošović is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 30,404. In Serbia Jošović is primarily found in: Šumadija District, where 83 percent live and Raška District, where 17 percent live. Aside from Serbia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 15 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josović95132/
Djošović932/
Josovic9024/
Josovič901/
Jašović86654/
Jozović86187/
Jočović8665/
Jošević8629/
Jaćović71595/
Jusović71412/
Jasović7155/
Cosović7143/
Hosović7123/
Hašović7123/
Jašević7119/
Jašovič711/
Jozovič711/
Jačović711/
Jazović711/
Josovitz6748/
Jozovich6746/
Josovich6728/
Josovits6717/
Jauzović6715/
Jochovič673/
Josovici671/
Josiovic671/
Jashović671/
Josovicz671/

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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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  • 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 Jošović
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