Jovanović


Jovanović is the most common Serbian surname. 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. 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, 6.2% of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3.0% of Serbia, 2.1% of Kosovo and 1.5% of Croatia.
In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following districts: