Oveke Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oveke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oveke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

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 last name Oveke is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oveke? popularity and diffusion

Oveke is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Oveke are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Oveke is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: National Capital District, where 52 percent live and Gulf, where 48 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoveke9118/
Ouveke912/
Ovedke911/
Ovieke911/
Ovoke801,355/
Govek80200/
Aveke80158/
Oweke80145/
Oveka8054/
Oveki8038/
Ovike8035/
Ovake8013/
Hovek805/
Oveek802/
Hoveka731,408/
Ojweke73204/
Ovuike73150/
Ovecka73114/
Oweike7358/
Oiveka7326/
Owoeke7320/
Ouvake7318/
Avekie7317/
Owecke7312/
Owieke737/
Obekea737/
Heveke733/
Hovake733/
Ovecky732/
Osweke732/
Owekeh732/
Awoeke732/
Hoveck731/
Ovitke731/
Ovioke731/
Ojbeke731/
Obeyke731/
Avoeke731/
Gaveke731/
Obeeke731/
Hoveki731/
Owheke731/
Ovokeh731/
Obecke731/
Houvek731/
Hobeke731/
Ovicke731/
Owek67270/
Ahoueke67102/
Ovik6791/
Häveker6747/
Owhoeke6730/
Avek6721/
Owekker679/
Ovechki676/
Ovekova676/
Osuekeh676/
Hevecke676/
Oshueke673/
Hövecke672/
Owhaeke671/
Ovec671/
Ovjk671/
Hohweke671/
Haveker671/
Ovex671/
Oveysky671/

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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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