Ovchieva Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Ovchieva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovchieva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1191:31,4754,841
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ovchieva Last Name Facts

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

Ovchieva (Georgian: ოვჩიევა, Russian: Овчиева) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovchieva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovchieva is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Ovchieva reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 31,475. In Georgia it is mostly found in: Kvemo Kartli, where 97 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 3 percent reside and Imereti, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Georgia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Armenia, where 3 percent reside.

Ovchieva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovcheva937/
Ovchiva931/
Avchieva8862/
Ovchueva8819/
Ovchyeva8818/
Ovshieva8815/
Ovciyeva884/
Oyvcheva881/
Ofchieva881/
Avchiyeva8222/
Gopchieva821/
Evcheva80163/
Obcheva806/
Avcheva801/
Ovçiyeva75163/
Avzhieva7523/
Obshieva7521/
Avchaeva7510/
Ovcuyeva7510/
Avkhieva757/
Avchyeva756/
Gavcheva752/
Apchieva751/
Avshieva751/
Avdzhieva71338/
Gapchieva717/
Ovhiwe711/
Havciyeva711/
Owhieba6716/
Ovsyeva6712/
Ovgeeva675/
Avheeva674/
Avsieva671/

Ovchieva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovchieva in the Georgian language
ოვჩიევაovchieva-
Ovchieva in the Russian language
Овчиеваovcieva-

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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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  • 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 Ovchieva
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