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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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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DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Ogheneovo Demographics

Ogheneovo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 300 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Ogheneovo Last Name Facts

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

Ogheneovo is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogheneovo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,947th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,282,341 people. The surname Ogheneovo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogheneovo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogheneovo is also the 85,754th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 5,991 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,666 people, or 1 in 31,264. In Nigeria Ogheneovo is primarily found in: Delta, where 75 percent live, Edo, where 6 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ogheneovo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ogheneovo surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogheneovho954/
Ogheneeovo951/
Ogeneovo9424/
Ogheneavo895/
Ogueneovo891/
Ogheneova891/
Ogheneowo891/
Ogehneovo891/
Agheneovo891/
Ogheneohwo841/
Ogheneowho841/
Ogeneobo821/
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