Ovando Surname

9,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Ovando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31,4721:3,944533
Bolivia7,4221:1,430281
Argentina5,5001:7,772770
Guatemala3,9711:4,050589
Chile3,6481:4,829627
Paraguay2,8871:2,507322
Dominican Republic1,5101:6,909633
United States1,0941:331,31530,015
Ecuador8831:18,0132,621
Brazil6581:325,34112,538
Colombia5981:79,8903,260
Spain4201:111,3148,840
Honduras3311:26,636937
El Salvador3181:19,949923
Venezuela2851:105,9793,796
Nicaragua2231:27,0001,092
Peru2211:143,8207,797
Panama331:118,5534,252
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Belize61:59,2462,743
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Ovandò (1) & Ovändô (1) are calculated separately.

Ovando (337) may also be a first name.

Ovando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovando (Russian: Овандо) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be found in the variant forms: Ovandò or Ovändô. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovando? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovando is the 9,193rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 118,316 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ovando live; 53 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Hispano-North America. Ovando is also the 476,238th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 337 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 31,472 people, or 1 in 3,944. In Mexico it is most common in: Chiapas, where 37 percent reside, Tabasco, where 28 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Ovando Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ovando surname are 41.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.78% registered with the party.

The amount Ovando earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 140.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,624 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.57% more than the national average, earning $30,550,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.23% less than the national average, earning $34,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.09% less than the national average, earning $38,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovandò941/
Ouvando928/
Hovando924/
Osvando923/
Ovanndo923/
Ovaando922/
Govando922/
Ovandos921/
Ovändô891/
Obando83129,048/
Ovanda8371/
Avando8355/
Owando8329/
Evando8318/
Ovondo8311/
Ovendo8310/
Ovamdo832/
Ojwando771,017/
Govanda7730/
Owandho7711/
Ojuando7710/
Hobando7710/
Osbando777/
Oyuando774/
Obandos773/
Obanddo772/
Hovendo772/
Ovendoo772/
Ouwando771/
Oibando771/
Owandoh771/
Hevando771/
Ochwando716/
Oubandou712/
Ovoundou711/
Owatendo711/
Govhondo711/
Govaanda711/
Avgandoo711/
Abando674,212/
Abondo673,611/
Obondo673,370/
Obanda673,042/
Ewondo67804/
Avondo67600/
Awondo67593/
Owondo67503/
Awando67335/
Evanda67279/
Awendo67253/
Avanda67206/
Owanda67158/
Ewando6773/
Owendo6760/
Ovenda6713/
Avendo679/
Obamdo675/
Evendo674/
Ovonda673/
Evondo673/

Ovando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovando in the Russian language
Овандоovando-

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Footnotes

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