Last name Iovu (Iovu 
, Йову 
, Иову 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Iovu is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common surname, Romania, where it is quite a rare surname, and Italy, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, Moldova, and Russia. Very seldom, Iovu is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Iovu | Moldova, Italy, Spain, United States, Romania |
| Йову | Ukraine, Russia |
| Иову | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| maria iovu Moldovan physicist, MD (b. 1946) |
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| iovu bivol Moldovan agronomist and politician, MD (b. 1948) |
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| vasile iovu Moldovan pan flute player, MD (b. 1950) |
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| mihai-bogdan iovu researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4215-883X) |
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| horia iovu RO |
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| cristina iovu Moldovan–born Azerbaijani-Romanian weightlifter, MD (b. 1992) |
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| iurie iovu Moldovan footballer, MD |
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