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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovaga is the 494,499th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovaga reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ovaga is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 43 people.

Ovaga is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 48,868. In Cameroon Ovaga is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 93 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

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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