Ovaga Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Congo

Ovaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4251:48,8686,396
Congo1171:42,6424,025
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ovaga (43) may also be a first name.

Ovaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovaga (Russian: Овага) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ovaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 494,499th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. Ovaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovaga are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ovaga is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 43 people.

The surname Ovaga is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 48,868. In Cameroon Ovaga is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 93 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovanga91140/
Otvaga9111/
Hovaga912/
Ovagha911/
Obaga804,000/
Owaga802,929/
Avaga801,358/
Evaga80142/
Ovega8016/
Ovoga802/
Avagah73773/
Obagha73487/
Obanga73359/
Govoga73175/
Gavaga73130/
Ohwaga73129/
Oswaga7396/
Avagad7369/
Obagah7363/
Avanga7327/
Obeaga7327/
Owagha7321/
Oywaga7320/
Owhaga7311/
Owagai739/
Obgaga739/
Ovuiga737/
Osuaga737/
Avagat736/
Govago736/
Hevaga735/
Ovango735/
Avayga735/
Ovonga734/
Obagas734/
Obaaga734/
Hovega733/
Oyuaga732/
Ovaigo732/
Havaga732/
Ouwaga732/
Avagay732/
Owagah732/
Avagau731/
Obagat731/
Avagaj731/
Hobaga731/
Owagga731/
Avagai731/
Obahga731/
Ohuaga731/
Owuaga731/
Oveega731/
Obaiga731/
Ojuaga731/
Avaghad672,085/
Ovounga67140/
Atvagha6778/
Obangha6748/
Gobagha6724/
Havanga6714/
Avagadd678/
Avaghat677/
Ojuanga677/
Owangah676/
Ompanga674/
Avaghau674/
Gavagha673/
Avhagat672/
Avangah671/
Osuayga671/
Obahgat671/
Owangha671/
Avhagad671/
Oubagha671/
Oubanga671/
Auvagau671/
Avagadh671/
Govagoy671/
Gouwaga671/
Obang'a671/
Ouwanga671/
Havagat671/
Howanga671/

Ovaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovaga in the Russian language
Овагаovaga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovaga
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