Jovanović

Jovanović

Jovanović

Surname list

Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовановић, pronounced [jǒʋanoʋitɕ, joʋǎː-]) is the most common Serbian surname.[1] It derives from Jovan, which is comparable to John in English. The part ov designates possession: Jovanov means John's. The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. It is spelled in Austria as Jovanovic. So, the last name can be translated as John's son leading to the English equivalent last name of Johnson.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname Jovanović were residents of Montenegro (frequency 1:48), 6.2% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:327), 3.0% of Serbia (1:118), 2.1% of Kosovo (1:514) and 1.5% of Croatia (1:1,614).[citation needed]

In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:48) in the following districts:[2]

People

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Најчешћа имена и презимена (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  2. [2]
    Jovanović surname distribution
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