Novović Surname

242,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Novović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Novović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia9171:7,792927
Montenegro5981:1,070192
Bosnia and Herzegovina851:41,6055,695
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Novovic (149) & Novovič (1) are calculated separately.

Novović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Novović occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Novovic or Novovič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Novović? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,266th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Novović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Novović is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 917 people, or 1 in 7,792. In Serbia Novović is most common in: Belgrade, where 38 percent are found, Raška District, where 13 percent are found and Toplica District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Serbia Novović is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 36 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novovic95149/
Novovič951/
Novoviq8616/
Novivić861/
Novavić861/
Novovich8027/
Novoviqi801/
Novovick801/
Novovitch7511/
Novovičová711/
Naifović6719/
Novoa Veiga671/
Novowich671/
Novavich671/
Novoa Vega591/
Novhavicka591/
Navavic571/
Knevevic531/
Nvuvuika531/
Navavika531/

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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 Novović
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