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
Ovadia Political Affiliation
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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
| 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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