Ovava Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ovava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Ovava are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 71 percent reside, Central, where 14 percent reside and National Capital District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovaeva | 91 | 28 | / |
| Ovauva | 91 | 2 | / |
| Govava | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouvaeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoveava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hovaeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Evava | 80 | 166 | / |
| Avava | 80 | 73 | / |
| Oveva | 80 | 72 | / |
| Ovavi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ovavo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ovave | 80 | 13 | / |
| Obava | 80 | 12 | / |
| Owava | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovaba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavava | 73 | 161 | / |
| Havava | 73 | 87 | / |
| Ompava | 73 | 17 | / |
| Avavas | 73 | 17 | / |
| Evaeva | 73 | 15 | / |
| Avavai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hoveva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Govavi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oveiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Evavea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovoeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovavej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avavhad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovavetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobavay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovhave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avavash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havavat | 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
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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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