Ovava Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Ovava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ovava (19) may also be a first name.

Ovava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovava is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Ovava live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 71 percent are found, Central, where 14 percent are found and National Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovaeva9128/
Ovauva912/
Govava911/
Ouvaeva831/
Hoveava831/
Hovaeva831/
Evava80166/
Avava8073/
Oveva8072/
Ovavi8052/
Ovavo8014/
Ovave8013/
Obava8012/
Owava803/
Ovaba803/
Ovawa801/
Gavava73161/
Havava7387/
Ompava7317/
Avavas7317/
Evaeva7315/
Avavai739/
Hoveva738/
Govavi732/
Oveiva731/
Obavha731/
Evavea731/
Ovaawa731/
Ovauba731/
Ovoeva731/
Ovavej731/
Avavhad672/
Ovavetz672/
Hobavay671/
Hovhave671/
Avavash671/
Govhawa671/
Havavat671/

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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 Ovava
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