Ogheneovo Surname

84,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogheneovo Surname User-submission:

The Ogheneovo surname comes from the words oghene, meaning 'God', and ovo, meaning 'only'. So the surname means 'only God'. Ovo is also a number 'one', but in this case it's being used as 'only'.

Ogheneovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6661:31,2642,611
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ogheneovo (5,991) may also be a first name.

Ogheneovo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ogheneovo surname comes from the words oghene, meaning 'God', and ovo, meaning 'only'. So the surname means 'only God'. Ovo is also a number 'one', but in this case it's being used as 'only'.

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Ogheneovo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogheneovo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogheneovo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,947th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,282,341 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogheneovo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 85,754th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 5,991 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,666 people, or 1 in 31,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 75 percent reside, Edo, where 6 percent reside and Cross River, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ogheneovo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogheneovho954/
Ogheneeovo951/
Ogeneovo9424/
Ogheneavo895/
Ogueneovo891/
Ogheneova891/
Ogheneowo891/
Ogehneovo891/
Agheneovo891/
Ogheneohwo841/
Ogheneowho841/
Ogeneobo821/

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