Radović Surname

25,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Radović Surname User-submission:

The Radović surname came from a man called Rade. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ov. The 'e' is removed because two vocals can't be next to each other. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Rade and 'they all belong to him'.

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Radović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia11,7971:60696
Montenegro4,7681:1346
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,4581:1,439221
Croatia1,1811:3,581369
Kosovo6791:2,742453
North Macedonia2421:8,6841,483
Slovenia1831:13,5943,249
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Radovic (1,767) & Radovič (173) are calculated separately.

Radović Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Radović surname came from a man called Rade. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ov. The 'e' is removed because two vocals can't be next to each other. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Rade and 'they all belong to him'.

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Radović Last Name Facts

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

Radović occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Radovic or Radovič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Radović? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,304th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 341,801 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Radović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Radović is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 11,797 people, or 1 in 606. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 23 percent live, Šumadija District, where 12 percent live and Zlatibor District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Serbia it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 22 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radovic951,767/
Radovič95173/
Radoević9328/
Radoović9322/
Radovioć931/
Radević862,414/
Radavić867/
Redović861/
Radoviz861/
Radovićová823/
Radovich802,188/
Radovici80413/
Radovics80309/
Radovits8060/
Radovicz8019/
Radovitz803/
Radovitch7540/
Raudovics755/
Raudovich753/
Raydovich752/
Raidovich751/
Radoveich751/
Raddovich750/
Radevič71338/
Radovičová7121/
Raděvič7113/
Radavic716/
Radovicova712/
Radovez711/
Rodovic711/
Radowicz67253/
Radovets67173/
Radowitz67145/
Radovych67144/
Radavich67110/
Rodovich6778/
Radowich6765/
Radowits6727/
Radowiec6714/
Rodovicz6712/
Radevicz679/
Radavics676/
Radavits672/
Radeuviz671/
Rodoviez671/

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