Ovaru Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Ovaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ovaru Last Name Facts

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

Ovaru is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ovaru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovaru? popularity and diffusion

Ovaru is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ovaru are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ovaru is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Ovaru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovarus912/
Govaru911/
Ovauru911/
Hovaru911/
Ovarup911/
Ovairu911/
Obaru802,473/
Avaru80774/
Ovoru8057/
Owaru8022/
Overu803/
Evaru803/
Oivaruth771/
Ovaruidh771/
Owairu73124/
Gobaru7378/
Owuaru7371/
Obarau7371/
Havaru7348/
Gavaru7332/
Avaaru7331/
Aavaru7320/
O'Baru7315/
Owauru735/
Atvaru735/
Uivaru735/
Evarau735/
Auvaru735/
Ovorus733/
Govoru732/
Avarau732/
Oveuru731/
Obgaru731/
Evarru731/
Avarru731/
Obatru731/
Avarut731/
Avarus731/
Omparu731/
Obarou730/
Overhu730/
Overheu67230/
Evarahu6714/
Govooru678/
Ochwaru674/
Oubarou673/
Obaruha673/
Gouwaru673/
Gobarou672/
Gavarru671/
Gavarau671/
Ouwarou671/
Goubaru671/
Asvarup671/
Ahavaru671/
Aavarru671/
Aavaaru671/
Gobarau671/

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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 Ovaru
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