Ovao Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Ovao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ovao Last Name Facts

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

Ovao (Russian: Овао) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Ovao reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Ovao is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Ovao is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 95 percent are found and National Capital District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Ovao occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ova'o892/
Hovao891/
Uovaoa801/
Obao75217/
Evao75127/
Owao7555/
Ovoa7554/
Avao755/
Ovajjou731/
Ovahood730/
Ompao67443/
Avaho6765/
Obaho6762/
Ovoha6734/
Gavao6730/
Ovoau679/
Onpao678/
Avaou677/
Gobao677/
Avaos676/
Ojuao676/
Obaot676/
Ovoua675/
Ovoho675/
Obaod674/
Ovaea673/
Obhao673/
Havao673/
Ovouo672/
Ojbao672/
Oubao672/
Obaoh671/
Auvao671/
Obaou671/
Atvao671/
Hevao671/
Ojwao671/
Ovo'o671/
Owaao671/
Evaho671/
Ovuoa671/
Hovoa671/
Avhao671/
Ovhoa671/
Ovaua671/
Obaos671/

Ovao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovao in the Russian language
Оваоovao-

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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
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  • 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 Ovao
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