Ovejo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ovejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Ovejo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovejo occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ovejo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovejo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ovejo is the 4,206,983rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Ovejo is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ovejo are found; 95 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,226,287. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 52 percent live and Madrid, where 48 percent live. Aside from Spain Ovejo exists in one country. It is also common in Colombia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oviejo911/
Ovej891/
Obejo80280/
Oveja80181/
Oveso8093/
Oveje8023/
Avejo8019/
Hovej8013/
Ovezo8011/
Ovojo804/
Ovejh803/
Owejo802/
Ovujo802/
Ovejas73644/
Oviezo737/
Ovesco733/
Awoejo732/
Ovesuo732/
Ovejhe732/
Obejos732/
Osbejo731/
Goveio731/
Ovujjo731/
Ovijio731/
Obejjo731/
Obejuo731/
Ovieyo731/
Ovieja731/
Ojuejo731/
Ovedja731/
Ovie6713,547/
Ovey671,717/
Ovee671,359/
Ovye67240/
Ovoi67222/
Avej67102/
Ovea6776/
Ovoa6754/
Ovou6745/
Ovei6716/
Obej676/
Ovue676/
Evej673/
Ovoy673/
Gouveio673/
Ovae673/
Gouveja672/
Hoveije672/
Hovesou671/
Ovajjou671/
Ovoe671/
Ovuj671/
Ovaj671/

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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 Ovejo
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