Radovanović Surname

16,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Radovanović Surname User-submission:

The Radovanović surname came from a man called Radovan. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ov. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Radovan and 'they all belong to him'.

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Radovanović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia26,7061:26832
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,7111:953144
Kosovo6981:2,667437
Croatia6901:6,128859
Montenegro4751:1,346266
Slovenia3311:7,5161,694
North Macedonia441:47,7615,186
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Radovanovic (2,827), Radovanovič (34), Radovanovíć (1) & Radovanoviç (1) are calculated separately.

Radovanović Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Radovanović surname came from a man called Radovan. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ov. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Radovan and 'they all belong to him'. The suffix -ić is common for Southern Slavs and some of the Greco-Slavs or other Slavs.

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Radovanović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Radovanović occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Radovanovic, Radovanovič, Radovanovíć or Radovanoviç. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radovanović? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,991st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 223,079 people. Radovanović is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Radovanović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 26,706 people, or 1 in 268. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 21 percent live, Šumadija District, where 12 percent live and Kolubara District, where 7 percent live. Beside Serbia Radovanović is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live and Kosovo, where 2 percent live.

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