All around the world, Jovo (Jovo 
, Йово 
, يافو) is quite a rare male first name. The given name Jovo is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Croatia, Germany, and Serbia. Very seldom, Jovo is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jovo | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Mozambique, North Macedonia |
| Йово | Ukraine, Russia |
| jovo kurtović (b. 1718) |
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jovo kapičić Montenegrin Yugoslav general (1919-2013), IT (b. 1919) |
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| jovo šeat politician and trader (b. 1886) |
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| jovo jovanović (b. 1906) |
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| jovo lončarić (b. 1912) |
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| jovo pavić (b. 1917) |
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| jovo međović (b. 1928) |
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jovo damjanović Montenegrin handball player, ME (b. 1996) |
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| jovo ostojić Serbian politician (b. 1952) |
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| jovo cuckovic Serbian football manager, RS (b. 1952) |
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| jovo nikolić Serbian writer, RS (b. 1958) |
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| jovo simanić Serbian footballer, RS (b. 1965) |
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| jovo batricevic chess player (b. 1966) |
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| jovo mišeljić Yugoslav footballer, BA (b. 1967) |
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| jovo bosančić Serbian footballer, RS (b. 1970) |
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