Ovechko Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ovechko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovechko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine9701:46,9316,809
Russia3341:431,50641,066
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ovechko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovechko (Russian: Овечко) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovechko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,122nd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. The surname Ovechko is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ovechko reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 970 people, or 1 in 46,931. In Ukraine Ovechko is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 21 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 17 percent live and Cherkasy Oblast, where 13 percent live. Other than Ukraine it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Ovechko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ovechko surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovetchko933/
Oviechko931/
Ovecko923/
Ovechka86234/
Owechko8633/
Ovychko863/
Ovichko862/
Avechko861/
Oveko834/
Hoveshko801/
Ovecka77114/
Ovesco773/
Ovieco771/
Ovieko771/
Oveyko771/
Avgeechko751/
Evochko7128/
Goveyko7117/
Hoveiko7116/
Owachko712/
Ovychka711/
Ochueko711/
Avachko711/
Aveko67653/
Owieczko6781/
Oweko6781/
Oveka6754/
Oviko678/
Ovieczka677/
Obeco672/
Aveco672/
Govetzko671/

Ovechko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovechko in the Russian language
Овечкоovecko-

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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 Ovechko
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