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Throughout the world, Jov (Jov , Йов ) is quite a rare largely male, but seldom girly first name. The forename Jov is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a rare epicene name, United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare masculine name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Philippines, and Indonesia. Likewise, Jov is the last name as well as the forename.
Jov is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Job Anderson , the character from Stevenson's Treasure Island and Job de Jong , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden.