Oavis Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Oavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Oavis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oavis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Oavis occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oavis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Oavis are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 40 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 20 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Liberia, where 14 percent live.

Oavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oavis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oavis last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oavies911/
Oavai8027/
Hoavi807/
Ohavi805/
Oavid802/
Oawis802/
Goavi802/
Aovis801/
Ouavi801/
Oasvi801/
Aovais737/
Ojhavi737/
Aowais736/
Ouabis735/
Goaves731/
Oavitt730/
Oabi6724/
Oave6713/
Aovi675/
Oava674/
Ojhavai674/
Ogiavai671/
Ouahbis671/
Oawi671/
Ojhavit671/
Aovisse671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oavis
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