Ovadia Surname
Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname
Ovadia Surname User-submission:
In Hebrew Ovadia means 'worships God'.
Ovadia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 793 | 1:457,073 | 39,063 |
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Panama | 45 | 1:86,939 | 3,484 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Ovadía (3) are calculated separately.
Ovadia (136) may also be a first name.
Ovadia Surname Meaning
Ovadia Demographics
Average Male Ovadia Height
172.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ovadia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovadia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovadia is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ovadía. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovadia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ovadia is the 269,245th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ovadia live; 51 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 136 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 32 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.
Ovadia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ovadia are 42.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.97% registered with the party.
The amount Ovadia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.56% more than the national average, earning R 448,080 per year; in United States they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $54,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.62% more than the national average, earning $62,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovadía | 94 | 3 | / |
| Ovadias | 92 | 56 | / |
| Govadia | 92 | 42 | / |
| Ovadiah | 92 | 25 | / |
| Ovadija | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ovaedia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Goovadia | 86 | 45 | / |
| Obadia | 83 | 12,601 | / |
| Ovadya | 83 | 162 | / |
| Avadia | 83 | 88 | / |
| Owadia | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ovedia | 83 | 23 | / |
| Evadia | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ovadja | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ovadio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obadiah | 77 | 22,266 | / |
| Obadias | 77 | 1,261 | / |
| Gavadia | 77 | 97 | / |
| Gowadia | 77 | 66 | / |
| Obadiha | 77 | 49 | / |
| Gobadia | 77 | 19 | / |
| Oubadia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Howadia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Obadhia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Owadiah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Avadias | 77 | 4 | / |
| Avadiaz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hovadya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owadija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hobadia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaidia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obadiea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohwadia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goubadia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Obadiaha | 71 | 17 | / |
| Havadjia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Obaddiah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uowadiae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obgadiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obadiaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobadiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaudiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abadia | 67 | 29,121 | / |
| Avadja | 67 | 267 | / |
| Awadia | 67 | 123 | / |
| Obadja | 67 | 87 | / |
| Evodia | 67 | 77 | / |
| Avadio | 67 | 58 | / |
| Obodia | 67 | 48 | / |
| Owadja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Avadya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Havadjias | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obadya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obadio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abodia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obadía | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owodia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Avedia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awodia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awedia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Evedia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovodio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obadea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evadio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewodia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avodia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owedia | 67 | 1 | / |
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