Ovason Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ovason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
Ovason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovason is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ovason are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govason | 92 | 0 | / |
| Govauson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ovasom | 83 | 30 | / |
| Obason | 83 | 23 | / |
| Avason | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ovasan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gavason | 77 | 17 | / |
| Avaison | 77 | 5 | / |
| Obasion | 77 | 3 | / |
| Avasong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obashon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avashon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obasoyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuason | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owatson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovatsan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaison | 77 | 0 | / |
| Obashoin | 71 | 3 | / |
| O'Watson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gavasson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uovashom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obasiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avaszhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hovasian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avaisong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Havasonk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Obashone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Obasan | 67 | 839 | / |
| Avasan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Abason | 67 | 53 | / |
| Awason | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oboson | 67 | 8 | / |
| Avazon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avoson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avasán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovazan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avajon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obasen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obazon | 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 Ovason
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