Ovah Surname

387,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ovah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6221:33,3914,504
Nigeria2851:621,55429,491
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ovah (71) may also be a first name.

Ovah Last Name Facts

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

Ovah is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,068th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovah are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ovah is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 33,391. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 91 percent are found, South Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Ovah occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ovah Last Name Statistics demography

Ovah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovaha8913/
Hovah895/
Ovach893/
Ovaah892/
Ovhah891/
Ovash891/
Ovaht891/
Ova865,179/
Ovaish80114/
Otvaha8025/
Ojvath809/
Hovach808/
Ovahad805/
Hovash803/
Ovahha801/
Ovat756,562/
Gova753,446/
Owah751,794/
Avah751,755/
Ovoh751,377/
Ovai75767/
Evah75553/
Ovaz75464/
Oiva75454/
Hova75305/
Ovas75259/
Șova75217/
Ovad75192/
Ovaa75184/
Ofah75167/
Ouva75124/
Ovea7576/
Ovaç7562/
Ovoa7554/
Oeva7534/
Ovau7531/
Ovağ7527/
Otva7519/
Ovay758/
Osva755/
Ovga754/
Ovha752/
Ohva752/
Ojva751/
Ovaj751/
Ovho750/
Hotvath734/
Oovaish733/
Ouvaish731/
Hohvach731/
Osvatch731/
Oszvath731/
Govahai731/
Govea6726,511/
Avadh6710,542/
Oubah675,688/
Ovais671,408/
Govha67741/
Hotva67570/
Avash67404/
Havah67256/
Osvat67178/
Ovaid67169/
Otvas67140/
Offah67135/
Goova67128/
Hovas67123/
Ova'a67121/
Hovad67112/
Ovuoh67109/
Hovoh67102/
Hoeva6787/
Ojuah6778/
Gofah6772/
Ovohe6769/
Hovea6765/
Ovats6764/
Osvay6755/
Goiva6749/
Hovai6745/
Ouwah6743/
Gouva6742/
Hovat6738/
Howah6735/
Hovahova6733/
Ahvah6731/
Șovea6729/
Ovaat6727/
Avaha6725/
Owaha6725/
Ovatt6724/
Ofahe6724/
Ovhad6724/
Avach6723/
Govai6718/
Oshva6714/
Avahu6713/
Osvai6713/
Ouvas6711/
Hofah6711/
Oyvat6711/
Huova6711/
Oowah6711/
Avahd678/
Ovhat678/
Ofaha678/
Oivea677/
Oviea677/
Govêa677/
Oivas676/
Ovohu676/
Övaht676/
Houva676/
Hoova676/
Oveas675/
Ophah675/
Govaj674/
Hoľva673/
Goyva672/
Oiwah672/
Ovacz672/
Ovhas672/
Obaih672/
Oveat672/
Oșvat672/
Owaah672/
Oufah672/
Ovass672/
Avaph671/
Oivat671/
Osvea671/
Ouvat671/
Ovaiz671/
Ovhaa671/
Ovhoa671/
Oovas671/
Hevah671/
Aevah671/
Hovay671/
Ovuoa671/
Ovouh671/
Owuah671/
Owgah671/
Obhah671/
Govho671/
Obauh671/
Ouvoh671/
Ovaut671/
Avajh671/
Hovoa671/
Hoiva671/
Oovaa671/
Otvat671/
Osvas671/
Oşvat671/
Ofash671/
Owahy671/
Owash671/
Osvad671/
Otfah671/
Uovaa671/
Evaha671/
Ovaud670/
Owath670/
Ochva670/
Otvoh670/

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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 Ovah
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