Okove Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Okove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okove is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Okove click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okove? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okove is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Okove is primarily found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Okove reside; 77 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 77 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Okove is most prevalent in: Northern, where 60 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent reside and National Capital District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokove9126/
Okovie915/
Okouve911/
Oskovei831/
Akove80184/
Okowe80161/
Okovi8026/
Okeve8024/
Ekove8015/
Okave809/
Hoskover7711/
Oskouvei771/
Gokave73105/
Gokovi7334/
Akovie7329/
Okowei7311/
Gakove7310/
Okowhe7310/
Okuobe738/
Okaveh738/
Okovyt736/
Okovay734/
Okowie733/
Okevea732/
Okuova732/
Okouwe731/
Okavhe731/
Oikobe731/
Okoweh731/
Akovey731/
Okowet731/
Oskovi731/
Okovit731/
Akoive731/
Akouve731/
Okowes731/
Okkovi731/
Okevie731/
Okavie731/
Uoskovets7112/
Ochkovets719/
Okoihue6782/
Okhavhe6751/
Okochwe6751/
Hakover6710/
Okovich677/
Okoibee673/
Okahoue671/
Okoobhe671/
Odkoviz671/
Gokaave671/
Goikave671/
Ochkovy671/
Hokovai671/

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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
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  • 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 Okove
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