Ov Surname

141,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Ov Surname Definition:

OV: Roger de Ov granted the church of Langetune and its pertinents to the monks of Kelso, c. 1150 (Kelso, 138). The charter is witnessed by Hush de Ov and Thom de Ov, and in King William's confirmation charter Roger's name is spelled de Oy.

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Ov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan1,3711:7,038643
Russia8971:160,67218,429
India2201:3,486,66199,274
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kazakhstan1031:171,67516,669
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Cambodia491:316,0643,580
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Armenia171:172,3644,994
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Oman111:335,2704,992
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
France101:6,642,272293,169
Georgia91:416,17216,412
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

The alternate forms: Öv (39) & Óv (1) are calculated separately.

Ov (2,103) may also be a first name.

Ov Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

OV: Roger de Ov granted the church of Langetune and its pertinents to the monks of Kelso, c. 1150 (Kelso, 138). The charter is witnessed by Hush de Ov and Thom de Ov, and in King William's confirmation charter Roger's name is spelled de Oy. These persons were connected with a Bedfordshire family which held lands there in 1086. The name is really de Eu (Page, Victoria hist, of Bedfordshire, v. 2, p. 11,211, 223,261, 263,267). See Ew.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ov Last Name Facts

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

Ov (Russian: Ов) is more commonly found in Azerbaijan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Öv or Óv. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,046th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,305,456 people. The last name Ov occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Ov live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Transcaucasia. It is also the 164,047th most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,103 people.

It is most frequent in Azerbaijan, where it is carried by 1,371 people, or 1 in 7,038. In Azerbaijan Ov is mostly concentrated in: Baku, where 83 percent are found, Ganja, where 6 percent are found and Absheron District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Azerbaijan this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Ov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ov surname is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ov last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40.98% being registered to vote for the party.

Ov earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning $53,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öv8339/
Óv831/
Ova805,179/
Hov802,185/
Gov8070/
Otv8020/
Osv8016/
Ovt8010/
Oev809/
Ojv806/
Ouv806/
Uov806/
Oov806/
Ovd806/
Ovp805/
Ovs805/
Ovz804/
Oiv804/
Ovf803/
Ovw803/
Oyv803/
Gova673,446/
Hovd67243/
Șova67217/
Goov67194/
Hoev6781/
Ovch6718/
Hovt6710/
Hoov675/
Houv674/
Hoyv673/
Oivw672/
Hovs672/
Uovs672/
Oyvd672/
Ouvw672/
Ovfz672/
Ovhd672/
Ovph672/
Ovsz672/
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Ohvw672/
Hohv671/
Govh671/
Hoiv671/
Ovwt671/
Ovws671/
Ovth671/
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Oivf671/
Goiv671/
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Ochv671/
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Odtv671/
Uojv671/
Uosv671/
Gohv671/
Govw671/

Ov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ov in the Russian language
Овov-

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