Ovaru Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ovaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ovaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovaru occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ovaru live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Arua District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovarus | 91 | 2 | / |
| Govaru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovauru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hovaru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovarup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovairu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaru | 80 | 2,473 | / |
| Avaru | 80 | 774 | / |
| Ovoru | 80 | 57 | / |
| Owaru | 80 | 22 | / |
| Overu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Evaru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oivaruth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovaruidh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owairu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Gobaru | 73 | 78 | / |
| Owuaru | 73 | 71 | / |
| Obarau | 73 | 71 | / |
| Havaru | 73 | 48 | / |
| Gavaru | 73 | 32 | / |
| Avaaru | 73 | 31 | / |
| Aavaru | 73 | 20 | / |
| O'Baru | 73 | 15 | / |
| Owauru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atvaru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uivaru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Evarau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Auvaru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ovorus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Govoru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avarau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oveuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obgaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Evarru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avarru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obatru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avarut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avarus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omparu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obarou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Overhu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Overheu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Evarahu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Govooru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ochwaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oubarou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obaruha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gouwaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gobarou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavarru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asvarup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahavaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aavarru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aavaaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobarau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ovaru
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