Ovans Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ovans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada691:533,99444,923
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ovans (18) may also be a first name.

Ovans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovans (Arabic: اوفانس) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ovans is the 1,248,410th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ovans live; 87 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname Ovans is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Ovans is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 52 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 37 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Ovans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ovans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ovans surname grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ovans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Methodist (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ovans surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Ovans earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $51,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $44,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govans91151/
Hovans912/
Ovanse911/
Oevans911/
Evans80832,105/
Ovens803,121/
Avans80810/
Obans8034/
Owans8016/
Évans802/
Ovons802/
Èvans801/
Ovansova773/
Hovens731,173/
Eveans73165/
Avanse7334/
O'Vens7329/
Evains7326/
Evanns7325/
Obanse7324/
Evanss7318/
Gavans7311/
Eevans738/
Hevans737/
Evaans734/
Govons732/
Evaens732/
Gobans732/
Evan's732/
Owanse731/
Obains731/
Havans731/
Avansh731/
Evansj731/
Evajns731/
Oovens731/
Oweans731/
Howans730/
Ovance730/
Hovance6784/
Hoevens6774/
Hoovens6720/
Avansse679/
D'Evans678/
Obhanse672/
Obasins671/
Gowanss671/
Evaanss671/
Howanse670/

Ovans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovans in the Arabic language
اوفانسawfans-

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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 Ovans
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