Ovato Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Ovato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ovato Last Name Facts

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

Ovato is carried by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ovato are found; 42 percent are found in Central America and 42 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widely held in Ecuador, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,181,169. In Ecuador Ovato is primarily found in: Imbabura Province, where 60 percent live and Carchi Province, where 40 percent live. Apart from Ecuador this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovaito9118/
Ovasto915/
Ovauto911/
Ovatto911/
Govatto8310/
Avato80370/
Ovoto8093/
Owato8090/
Ouato8030/
Ovata8027/
Ojwato731,290/
Owuato73189/
Obaito7370/
Avatho7331/
Howato7320/
Avatod7315/
Avatto7310/
Avatos739/
Avaito737/
Owaito736/
Ovotto735/
Ovatta734/
Ovotoa734/
Obauto732/
Oswato732/
Ohvata732/
Ovasta731/
Owatto731/
Houato731/
Ojuato731/
Ovataï731/
Avauto731/
Obatoy731/
Obaato731/
Owatoo731/
Ouwato731/
Oubato731/
Owhato731/
Hovatta6762/
Ojwatto6710/
Avaitoh677/
Havasto675/
Aavasto674/
Avastho673/
Oubatou672/
Gavatto672/
Ojuatto671/
Goivata671/
Gohvata671/
Owuatoh671/
Avatosh671/
Ouwatou671/
Ouwatto671/

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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 Ovato
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