Ovcharuk Surname

98,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ovcharuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovcharuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,6131:12,6001,632
Russia1,0731:134,31815,765
Belarus651:146,17020,310
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Ovcharuk Last Name Facts

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

Ovcharuk (Georgian: ოვჩარუკ, Russian: Овчарук) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovcharuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,766th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,518,555 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ovcharuk live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 3,613 people, or 1 in 12,600. In Ukraine Ovcharuk is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 24 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Rivne Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Not including Ukraine this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Ovcharuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (68%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ovcharuk are 16.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovcaruk933/
Ovharuk931/
Ovcharik88197/
Ovcheruk8824/
Owcharuk8819/
Ovcharuc887/
Avcharuk884/
Evcharuk881/
Obcharuk881/
Ovcharick823/
Owtcharuk821/
Ovčaruk802/
Owtscharuk7810/
Owczaruk7597/
Ovcearuc7551/
Avcheruk751/
Hawczaruk591/

Ovcharuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovcharuk in the Georgian language
ოვჩარუკovcharuk-
Ovcharuk in the Russian language
Овчарукovcaruk-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovcharuk
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