Ovadia Surname

269,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Ovadia Surname User-submission:

In Hebrew Ovadia means 'worships God'.

Ovadia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7931:457,07339,063
France1861:357,11153,432
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Canada601:614,09350,489
Panama451:86,9393,484
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Australia311:870,82953,581
England301:1,857,26974,552
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Israel201:427,88233,464
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Finland131:422,82327,659
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Ovadía (3) are calculated separately.

Ovadia (136) may also be a first name.

Ovadia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Hebrew Ovadia means 'worships God'.

- orna

Ovadia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovadia is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ovadía. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovadia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 269,245th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. The last name Ovadia is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ovadia live; 51 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ovadia is also the 794,286th most frequent first name globally, borne by 136 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 32 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Ovadia occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Ovadia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ovadia last name are 42.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.97% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovadía943/
Ovadias9256/
Govadia9242/
Ovadiah9225/
Ovadija925/
Ovaedia922/
Goovadia8645/
Obadia8312,601/
Ovadya83162/
Avadia8388/
Owadia8344/
Ovedia8323/
Evadia8318/
Ovadja8310/
Ovadio832/
Obadiah7722,266/
Obadias771,261/
Gavadia7797/
Gowadia7766/
Obadiha7749/
Gobadia7719/
Oubadia7711/
Howadia7711/
Obadhia777/
Owadiah775/
Avadias774/
Avadiaz772/
Hovadya771/
Owadija771/
Hobadia771/
Obaidia771/
Obadiaa771/
Obadiay771/
Obadiea771/
Ohwadia771/
Goubadia7134/
Obadiaha7117/
Havadjia718/
Obaddiah712/
Uowadiae711/
Obgadiah711/
Obadiaah711/
Gobadiah711/
Obaudiah711/
Abadia6729,121/
Avadja67267/
Awadia67123/
Obadja6787/
Evodia6777/
Avadio6758/
Obodia6748/
Owadja6721/
Avadya6720/
Havadjias6712/
Obadya678/
Obadio677/
Abodia675/
Obadía675/
Owodia675/
Avedia674/
Awodia674/
Awedia672/
Evedia672/
Ovodio671/
Obadea671/
Evadio671/
Ewodia671/
Avodia671/
Owedia671/

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