Ovasa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ovasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Ovasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovasa (Marathi: ओवसा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovasa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ovasa are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 81 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ovasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovasa in the Marathi language | ||
| ओवसा | ovasa | 53.33 |
| ओवासा | ovasa | 46.67 |
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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 Ovasa
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