Ovavu Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Ovavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Ovavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovavu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ovavu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ovavu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 99 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovav | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ovavi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ovaev | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ovuvu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ovavo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ovave | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ovava | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ovhav | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ivavu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ovivu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Avavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yovav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovaeva | 73 | 28 | / |
| Aovavo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ovuevu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Aovava | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ovaova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Obavou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ovauva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oviavo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovavia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovwavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yovave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaevi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofiavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oviave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hevavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Havavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovyaov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avav | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ivav | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uvavwua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yovwevu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Evayevu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aveyavu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oviavoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oviv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Evav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avayevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviavwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaavau | 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 Ovavu
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