Ovanga Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Ovanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 138 | 1:150,500 | 16,554 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ovanga (11) may also be a first name.
Ovanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovanga occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovanga live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname Ovanga is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon Ovanga is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 96 percent are found, South Region, where 2 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovanga
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