Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јовановић, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from '' Jovan'', which is comparable to

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. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Jovanov'' means ''John's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. It is spelled in

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as ''Jovanovic''. So, the last name can be translated as ''John's son'' leading to the English equivalent last name of

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Jovanović'' were residents of

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(frequency 1:48), 6.2% of

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(1:327), 3.0% of

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(1:118), 2.1% of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

(1:514) and 1.5% of

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(1:1,614). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:48) in the following districts:Jovanović surname distribution
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Pomoravlje District The Pomoravlje District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 214,536 inhabitants. The adm ...

(1:27) * 2.

Nišava District The Nišava District ( sr, Нишавски округ, Nišavski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a ...

(1:27) * 3.

Zaječar District The Zaječar District ( sr, Зајечарски округ, Zaječarski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Zaicear) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 1 ...

(1:30) * 4.

Jablanica District The Jablanica District ( sr, Јабланички округ, Jablanički okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ...

(1:30) * 5.

Braničevo District The Braničevo District ( sr-cyr, Браничевски округ, Braničevski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Braničevo) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the north-eastern parts of Serbia. Accordi ...

(1:31) * 6.

Pirot District The Pirot District ( sr, Пиротски Округ, Pirotski Okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a popul ...

(1:31) * 7.

Rasina District The Rasina District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 241,999 inhabitants. The administ ...

(1:32) * 8.

Toplica District The Toplica District ( sr, Топлички округ, Toplički okrug, ) is an administrative district in southern Serbia, named after the river Toplica. With a population of 91,754, it has the smallest population of all Serbian districts. It ...

(1:33) * 9.

Podunavlje District The Podunavlje District ( sr, Подунавски округ, Podunavski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands across the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ha ...

(1:33) * 10.

Šumadija District The Šumadija District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central parts of the country. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 293,308 inhabitants, a ...

(1:35) * 11.

Bor District The Bor District ( sr, Борски округ, Borski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 123,848 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census results. The administrative center ...

(1:37) * 12.

Mačva District The Mačva District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical regions of Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina, and Pocerina. According to the 2011 ...

(1:41) * 13.

Kolubara District The Kolubara District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It occupies the central part of western Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 174,513 inhabitants. The a ...

(1:42) * 14.

Pčinja District The Pčinja District ( sr, Пчињски округ, Pčinjski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It covers the southern part of Serbia, bordering the disputed territory of Kosovo, along with Bulgaria ...

(1:45) * 15.

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(1:46)

People

Aleksandar Jovanović (disambiguation) Aleksandar Jovanović may refer to: Sports Association football * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born 1984), Bosnian Serb association football player * Aleksandar Jovanović (footballer, born 1985), Serbian association football midfielder * ...

, several people *

Ana Jovanović Ana Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Јовановић, ; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić. Tennis career During her career, she won nine titles in singles and one title in doub ...

(born 1984), Serbian tennis player *

Anastas Jovanović Anastas Jovanović ( sr-cyrl, Анастас Јовановић, bg, Анастас Йованович 1817 – 1 November 1899) was a Serbian photographer and author. Biography Jovanović, was of Bulgarian origin and during his life he alw ...

(1817–1899), Serbian photographer *

Anđelko Jovanović Anđelko Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Анђелко Јовановић; born 18 November 1999) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mladost DG and the Montenegro national team. Career Jovanović made his international debut for ...

, Montenegrin footballer *

Arso Jovanović Arsenije "Arso" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Арсо Јовановић; 24 March 1907 – 12 August 1948) was a Yugoslav partisan general and one of the country's foremost military commanders during World War II in Yugoslavia. Educated through the Yu ...

(1907–1948), Montenegrin soldier and Partisan * Biljana Jovanović (1953–1996), Serbian writer, peace activist and feminist * Boris Jovanović, Serbian footballer * Borislav Jovanović (writer), a Montenegrin writer * Borislav Jovanović (footballer), a Serbian footballer * Borivoje Jovanović-Brana (1883–1905), Serbian guerrilla *

Boro Jovanović Boro Jovanović (born 21 October 1939) is a former Yugoslav tennis player. Jovanović was runner-up in the 1962 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Nikola Pilić, and quarter-finalist in the 1968 Wimbledon doubles tournament. In singles, Jovanovi ...

(born 1939), a former Yugoslav tennis player * Boyan Jovanovic (born 1951), a Serbian-American economist *

Branislav Jovanović Branislav Jovanović (; born 21 September 1985) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for RFK Novi Sad 1921, Novi Sad 1921. Club career Jovanović made his ...

, Serbian footballer *

Čedomir Jovanović Čedomir "Čeda" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Чедомир "Чеда" Јовановић, ; born 13 April 1971) is a Serbian politician and businessman. During the presidency of Slobodan Milošević in Yugoslavia, Jovanović became one of the student l ...

, (born 1971), Serbian politician * Đorđe Jovanović (1861–1953), Serbian sculptor * Dragan Jovanović (disambiguation), several people *

Dragutin Jovanović-Lune Dragutin Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Јовановић, 1892 – July 2, 1932), known by his nickname Lune (Луне), was a Serbian guerrilla fighter, officer, politician, delegate and mayor of Vrnjci. He was awarded several times for ...

(1892–1932), Serbian guerrilla * Dušan Jovanović (disambiguation), several people * Goran Jovanović (footballer, born 1977), Serbian football player * Goran Jovanović (football coach), Serbian football player *

Igor Jovanović Igor Jovanović (born 3 May 1989) is a Croatian footballer. Club career Prior to the 2013 season, Jovanović signed a contract with FF Jaro of the Finnish Veikkausliiga. In June 2014 he signed a contract with Polish club MKS Miedz Legnica, but ...

, Croatian born footballer * Ivan Jovanović (disambiguation), several people *

Ilija Jovanović-Pčinjski Ilija Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Илија Јовановић, 1878–1913), known as Vojvoda Pčinjski, and by his ''nom de guerre'' Časlav, was a Chetnik commander active between 1904 and 1912, and a member of the Black Hand.http://www.novosti.rs/ ...

(1878–1913), Serbian guerrilla * Jovan Jovanović (disambiguation), several people * Ljiljana Jovanović (1930-2012), Serbian actress *

Ljubomir Jovanović Ljubomir Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Јовановић, 14 February 1865 – 2 October 1928) was a Serbian politician and historian. He was a professor at the University of Belgrade since its establishment in 1905, a member of the SK ...

(1865–1928), Serbian politician and historian * Ljubomir S. Jovanović (1877–1913), Serbian guerrilla *Marko Jovanovic (basketball player, born 1999), Serbian basketball player *

Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1978) Marko Jovanović (; born 21 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Jovanović spent five seasons with Vojvodina from 2001 to 2006, making 95 appearances and scoring 20 goals in the First Leagu ...

, Serbian footballer *

Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1988) Marko Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Јовановић; born 26 March 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka. Club career Partizan Jovanović signed his first pr ...

, Serbian footballer * Marko Jovanović (footballer, born 1989), Serbian footballer * Mateja Jovanović, Serbian basketball player *

Mihailo Jovanović Mihailo Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Јовановић; born 29 November 1975) is a Serbian football player. He was released by his former club South China in Hong Kong First Division League after 2006-07 season. He started pla ...

(born 1975), Serbian footballer *

Mihailo Jovanović (footballer, born 1989) Mihailo Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Јовановић; born 29 November 1975) is a Serbian football (soccer), football player. He was released by his former club South China AA, South China in Hong Kong First Division League a ...

, Serbian footballer *

Mihailo Jovanović (metropolitan) Mihailo Jovanović ( sr, Михаило Јовановић; 19 August 1826 – 17 February 1898) was the Metropolitan of Belgrade from 1859 to 1881 and again from 1889 until his death in 1898. Mihailo's time in office was marked with moderniza ...

(1826–1898), former Metropolitan of Belgrade * Milan Jovanović (disambiguation), multiple people *

Miloš Jovanović Miloš Jovanović (, ; born 19 August 1976) is a Serbs, Serbian politician, lawyer, and a political scientist. He is the president of the New Democratic Party of Serbia, and a docent at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Faculty of Law, U ...

, Serbian politician * Nataša Jovanović (Progressive Party politician), Serbian politician * Nataša Jovanović (Serbian Radical Party politician) *

Nemanja Jovanović Nemanja Jovanović (; born on 3 March 1984) is a Serbian former football striker. Career statistics Honours ;Vaslui * UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt follow ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer * Nikola Jovanović (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paja Jovanović Pavle "Paja" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Павле "Паја" Јовановић; ; 16 June 1859 – 30 November 1957) was a Serbian painter who painted more than 1,100 works including: '' The Wounded Montenegrin'' (1882), '' Decorating of the Bride'' ...

(1859–1957), Serbian realist painter *

Sanja Jovanović Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backs ...

(born 1986), Croatian swimmer *

Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Јовановић; 3 December 1869 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer, historian, lawyer, philosopher, literary critic, diplomat, politician and one of the most prominent int ...

(1869–1958), Serbian prime minister *

Suzana Jovanović Suzana Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Сузана Јовановић; born 1 November 1969) is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Jovanović started singing in 1994 when she released her first album ''Poslaću ti ljubav'' (''I'll Send You Love'') for Juvekomerc. ...

, a popular Serbian pop-folk singer *

Toša Jovanović Todor "Toša" Jovanović (June 2, 1845 – February 17, 1893) was a Serbian actor of the 19th century. He was a member of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and National Theatre in Belgrade. He was famous for his actings of characters of love ...

(1846–1893), Serbian actor *

Vasa Jovanović Vasilije Jovanović ( sr, Василије Јовановић; February 1874 – 31 December 1970), also known as Vasa Makedonac ("Vasa the Macedonian;" sr, Васа Македонац), was a Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik mo ...

(1874–1970), lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement * Vera Jovanović (born 1947), Serbian politician * Vesna Jovanovic (born 1976), Serbian-American artist *

Vladimir Jovanović (politician) Vladimir Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Јовановић; 28 September 1833 – 3 March 1922) was a Serbian political theorist A political theorist is someone who engages in constructing or evaluating political theory, including pol ...

(1833–1922), Serbian political theorist and politician * Vukašin Jovanović (born 1996), Serbian footballer *

Željko Jovanović (disambiguation) Željko Jovanović may refer to: * Željko Jovanović (politician) Željko Jovanović (born 26 November 1965) is a Croatian politician and physician who served as Minister of Science, Education and Sports from 2011 until 2014. He is a member of ...

, multiple people *

Zlatko Jovanović Zlatko Jovanović (born January 15, 1984) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Komárno of the Slovak League. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally because his mother is fro ...

, Bosnian basketball player *

Marie Yovanovitch Marie Louise "Masha" Yovanovitch (born November 11, 1958) is a Canadian-American former diplomat and retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She served in multiple State Department posts, including Senior Advisor to the Under ...

, US diplomat and figure in

first impeachment of Donald Trump Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the first time by the House of Representatives of the 116th United States Congress on December 18, 2019. The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse ...

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