Ovelleiro Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Ovelleiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Ovelleiro (16) may also be a first name.
Ovelleiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovelleiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovelleiro is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ovelleiro click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovelleiro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ovelleiro reside; 90 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Ovelleiro is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
Ovelleiro is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 531,273. In Spain Ovelleiro is mostly found in: Galicia, where 42 percent are found, Castile and León, where 27 percent are found and Basque Country, where 16 percent are found. Barring Spain Ovelleiro is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovelheiro | 89 | 105 | / |
| Ovilleiro | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ovelleyro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aveleiro | 82 | 3 | / |
| Avellero | 82 | 0 | / |
| Avelleira | 78 | 145 | / |
| Obelheiro | 78 | 13 | / |
| Ovelheira | 78 | 5 | / |
| Aveleira | 71 | 251 | / |
| Avellera | 71 | 36 | / |
| Awoleiro | 71 | 7 | / |
| Avallero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Avelleyra | 67 | 125 | / |
| Avilleira | 67 | 108 | / |
| Avellaira | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gavillero | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aveleiras | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obilheiro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avelheira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avalheiro | 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 Ovelleiro
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