Ovem Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gabon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Ovem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Övem (8) are calculated separately.

Ovem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovem (Russian: Овем) is held by more people in Gabon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Övem. For other potential spellings of Ovem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovem? popularity and diffusion

Ovem is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ovem is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ovem live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ovem is most commonly used in Gabon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 472,298. Beside Gabon Ovem exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Övem928/
Oveme8948/
Hovem8916/
Oveim890/
Oveijm801/
Hoveem801/
Oven751,843/
Obem75599/
Owem75463/
Avem7529/
Ovym754/
Ovim753/
Evem752/
Ovjm751/
Gouvhem731/
Hoven674,938/
Goven67727/
Ovien67402/
Obiem67243/
Aouem67164/
Obeme6784/
Osven6763/
Ovene6736/
Oweme6725/
Govim6721/
Oveng6717/
Gavem6711/
Howem678/
Ovein678/
Oweim677/
O'Ven676/
Aveme675/
Havem675/
Ovent675/
Ovine673/
Ovhen673/
Oveun672/
Aveem672/
Oswem672/
Ovean671/
Ovenn671/
Oyven671/
Ohven671/
Hobem671/
Eviem671/
Oiven671/
Owhem671/
Oviom671/
Hevem671/
Ohwem671/
Eveam671/
Ovaim671/
Ovend671/
Ouven671/
Oyuem671/
Ovime671/
Gobem671/
Gowem670/

Ovem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovem in the Russian language
Овемovem-

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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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  • 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 Ovem
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