Ovave Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ovave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Ovave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovave is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovave? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Ovave reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 88 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovavej | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovavetz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hovhave | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avave | 80 | 83 | / |
| Ovavi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ovove | 80 | 27 | / |
| Oveve | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ovawe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ovava | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ovive | 80 | 3 | / |
| Evave | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ovieve | 73 | 164 | / |
| Havave | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ovaiwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ouvawe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gavave | 73 | 8 | / |
| Evaive | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obaver | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ovauva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Govavi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovaevi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Evavea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avhave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avavey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avaves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoyave | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavhave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovevei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oveiawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoveava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaved | 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 Ovave
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