Oveke Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Oveke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Oveke (12) may also be a first name.
Oveke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oveke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oveke is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oveke.
How Common Is The Last Name Oveke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oveke is the 2,944,094th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Oveke are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Oveke is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Oveke is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 52 percent live and Gulf, where 48 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoveke | 91 | 18 | / |
| Ouveke | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ovedke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovieke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovoke | 80 | 1,355 | / |
| Govek | 80 | 200 | / |
| Aveke | 80 | 158 | / |
| Oweke | 80 | 145 | / |
| Oveka | 80 | 54 | / |
| Oveki | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ovike | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ovake | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hovek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oveek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hoveka | 73 | 1,408 | / |
| Ojweke | 73 | 204 | / |
| Ovuike | 73 | 150 | / |
| Ovecka | 73 | 114 | / |
| Oweike | 73 | 58 | / |
| Oiveka | 73 | 26 | / |
| Owoeke | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ouvake | 73 | 18 | / |
| Avekie | 73 | 17 | / |
| Owecke | 73 | 12 | / |
| Owieke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obekea | 73 | 7 | / |
| Heveke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hovake | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovecky | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osweke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owekeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awoeke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoveck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovitke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovioke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojbeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeyke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avoeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaveke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obeeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoveki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owheke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovokeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obecke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houvek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovicke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owek | 67 | 270 | / |
| Ahoueke | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ovik | 67 | 91 | / |
| Häveker | 67 | 47 | / |
| Owhoeke | 67 | 30 | / |
| Avek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owekker | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovechki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovekova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osuekeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hevecke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oshueke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hövecke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhaeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haveker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oveysky | 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
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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 Oveke
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