Ovel Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ovel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:325,83724,140
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
France261:2,554,720189,486
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Wales81:386,81619,671
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Övel (9) are calculated separately.

Ovel (488) may also be a first name.

Ovel Last Name Facts

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

Ovel (Marathi: ओवेळ, Russian: Овель) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Övel. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ovel.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. Ovel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ovel live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Ovel is also the 384,758th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 488 people.

Ovel is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 325,837. In England Ovel is most frequent in: Essex, where 72 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Cheshire, where 4 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Ovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ovel has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ovel surname grew 1,221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ovel are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ovel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,758 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Övel929/
Hovel89468/
Govel89128/
Ovell8975/
Oveal8961/
Oevel8942/
Ovhel897/
Oviel894/
Ovele893/
Oveil891/
Ohvel891/
Oovel891/
Ouvel891/
Osvel890/
Hovell801,595/
Hoevel80514/
Ovelle8045/
Govgel8042/
Hoovel8026/
Hovele8013/
Govell806/
Hovelt805/
Houvel805/
O'Vell803/
Oveill803/
Osveld802/
O'Veal801/
Ovesle801/
Gouvel801/
Ovegli801/
Hosvel801/
Goveil800/
Owel75632/
Avel75604/
Ovil75424/
Evel75317/
Ovjl751/
Hovelle7313/
Hoevell739/
Ho'vell737/
Oveilhe734/
Ovelova733/
Oveille731/
Oosvelt731/
Hosveld731/
Hoëvell731/
O'Veill730/
Hosvell730/
Goovell730/
Havel678,939/
Obele677,058/
Govil673,817/
Gavel672,381/
Hövel671,716/
Avele67834/
Hevel67790/
Oviol67648/
Owele67527/
Howel67454/
Obeal67253/
Hável67116/
Ovile6785/
Evell6782/
Aviel6777/
Owell6747/
Hovelsås6743/
Uivel6728/
Asvel6725/
Avell6722/
Hooyveld6719/
Eevel6716/
Aveil6711/
Avhel6710/
Auvel6710/
Eveil6710/
Aouel679/
Hovil674/
Atvel674/
Ouvil672/
Ovail672/
Ovhil672/
Oweal672/
Obeul672/
Aavel672/
O'Uel671/
Owhel671/
Houtveel671/
Eveal671/
Aevel671/
Aveel671/
Obeil671/
Obgel671/
Houtvelt671/
Hovittel671/
Oweil671/
Oweld671/
Owiel671/
Övell671/
Aveal671/
Owelh671/
Uouel671/
Uowel671/
Ehvel671/
Euvel670/
Ovitl670/

Ovel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovel in the Marathi language
ओवेळovela80
ऑवेलovela20
Ovel in the Russian language
Овельovel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovel
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