Ovan Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Turkey521:1,496,56658,441
France391:1,703,147154,208
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ovan (1,730) may also be a first name.

Ovan Last Name Facts

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

Ovan (Georgian: ოვან, Hindi: ओवन, Marathi: ओवन, Russian: Ован) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ovan is the 832,284th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Ovan are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 23 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ovan is also the 184,499th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 1,730 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Ovan is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 48 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.

Ovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ovan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ovan last name increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ovan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ovan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Ovan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govan896,891/
Hovan892,878/
Ovant89123/
Ojvan8945/
Ovand8944/
Ovhan8941/
Ovang8938/
Ovane8924/
Ovann893/
Osvan893/
Ouvan892/
Ovanc891/
Ovaan891/
Ovayn891/
Ovean891/
Șovan891/
Ovain890/
Ohvan890/
Osvand8084/
Ovacin8076/
Govain8075/
Gouvan8062/
Hotvan8047/
Hovatn8030/
Hoovan8018/
Hovang8017/
Osvank8017/
Hoivan8016/
Hovane8014/
Govean8013/
Osvang8012/
Oivane8011/
Hojvan8010/
Hovhan809/
Govahn808/
Goyvan808/
Govann807/
Ouvane807/
Goovan802/
Hovgan802/
Oivand801/
Houvan801/
Hovand801/
Govhan801/
Hovain801/
Ovatin801/
O'Vann801/
Govaan801/
Gohvan801/
Evan7516,857/
Avan757,168/
Owan755,333/
Oban751,499/
Ovon751,332/
Ovam752/
Ovangue73202/
Ovanova7362/
Hovanne7321/
Houvain7314/
Otvahyn739/
Hojvang737/
Hovatin735/
Oggivan735/
Hovaten734/
D'Hovan731/
Gouvain731/
Hovatyn731/
Obang6742,317/
Hoban6711,088/
Avant678,175/
Gavan673,349/
Evain673,293/
Havan671,225/
Onpan67896/
Howan67762/
Avane67730/
Avaan67648/
Obhan67647/
Goban67495/
Obane67470/
Avgan67420/
Otban67404/
Ovone67305/
Avang67287/
Hovanová67259/
Osban67236/
Hován67226/
Owane67201/
Avhan67176/
Uivan67167/
Oiwan67149/
Atvan67135/
Obank67134/
Avann67125/
Ahvan67104/
Obaan67102/
Ompan6781/
Osuan6780/
Govon6774/
Owain6767/
Asvan6753/
Avand6748/
Ehvan6734/
Ovuon6731/
Hovanova6726/
Owean6725/
Obain6720/
Oywan6718/
Obaun6716/
Evann6715/
Hevan6713/
Ojwan6713/
Auvan6712/
Ovong6711/
Oyuan6711/
Aavan6710/
Oband6710/
Evaan6710/
O'Ban679/
Avain679/
Ouban678/
Eevan678/
Owuan678/
Ovein678/
Ojuan677/
Hovon677/
Evahn676/
Obann675/
Evean673/
Avean673/
Ouwan673/
Ojban672/
Oveun672/
Ovoun672/
Avanh672/
Obean671/
Outhvang671/
Owaan671/
Ohban671/
Hovasing671/
Euvan671/
Aevan671/
Avahn671/
Oowan671/
Owhan671/
Ovohn671/
Ovaim671/
Ovañe671/
Oyban671/
Evanh671/
Ovganowa671/
E'Van671/
Obgan671/
Ohuan671/
Avanq671/
Uoban670/

Ovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovan in the Georgian language
ოვანovan-
Ovan in the Hindi language
ओवनovana-
Ovan in the Marathi language
ओवनovana90
ओवानovana10
Ovan in the Russian language
Ованovan-

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