Oven Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Oven Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at the Caves [Gaelic uamhan (mh as v) = Irish uamhanna; uamh, a cave]

Oven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7481:3,326520
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Venezuela2531:119,3844,052
England1301:428,60028,863
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Norway531:97,02413,264
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Austria251:340,61736,996
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Wales131:238,04114,239
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
China91:151,924,6187,954
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France61:11,070,454349,096
Liberia51:881,70733,815
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Öven (479), Ovén (28) & Övén (13) are calculated separately.

Oven (527) may also be a first name.

Oven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at the Caves [Gaelic uamhan (mh as v) = Irish uamhanna; uamh, a cave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

If the O be long, the name may be a corruption of Oving, a parish in Sussex. Mr. Ferguson, however, derives it from the Old Norse ovanr, inexperienced.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oven (Hindi: ओवेन, Marathi: ओवेन, Russian: Овен) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Öven, Ovén or Övén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 221,405th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,954,176 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Oven are found; 41 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 367,549th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 527 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 3,326. In Slovenia Oven is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 64 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 21 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 5 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Venezuela, where 14 percent reside.

Oven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oven surname expanded 1,629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Oven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oven last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Oven last name are 16.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oven earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning 370,249 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,915 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öven92479/
Ovén9228/
Hoven894,938/
Goven89727/
Ovien89402/
Osven8963/
Ovene8936/
Oveng8917/
Ovein898/
O'Ven896/
Ovent895/
Ovhen893/
Oveun892/
Ovenn891/
Oyven891/
Ohven891/
Oiven891/
Ouven891/
Ovend891/
Ovean891/
Övén8313/
Ovesen803,638/
Hoeven801,439/
Hooven801,293/
Hovent8040/
Hoveng8018/
Hovend8016/
Govean8013/
Houven8013/
Gouven8013/
Hoyven806/
Ovesne804/
Gohven804/
Osvein803/
Ovenne802/
Hovene802/
Goveen801/
Gooven801/
Hotven801/
Goiven800/
Oviten800/
Owen75203,153/
Even7512,487/
Aven753,518/
Ovin75712/
Ovyn75113/
Ovem756/
Ovín751/
Ovjn751/
Hovesen73146/
Hoveijn7357/
Houtven7311/
Hovehne739/
Ovechin736/
Ovenova732/
Hoveten732/
Oveseen731/
Housven731/
Gouveen731/
Osvetin731/
Ovengue731/
Gouvein731/
Hoveing730/
Haven677,210/
Avent674,443/
Gaven673,468/
Govin672,768/
Obene672,058/
Obein67856/
Howen67847/
Oving67491/
Ovion67358/
Ahven67239/
Hovin67228/
Houtveen67225/
Heven67111/
Ovina67110/
Owene67106/
Evien67104/
Avene6798/
Avgen6746/
Hovén6737/
Ovind6736/
Evein6729/
Owhen6725/
Owean6725/
Ovijn6725/
Ouvín6723/
Osvin6721/
Avend6720/
Ouvin6719/
Obeyn6718/
Aveng6718/
Owenn6717/
Atven6717/
Hovyn6717/
Hovem6716/
Oyvin6714/
Aveen6713/
Owien6712/
Avien6710/
Owein678/
Uiven678/
Owehn677/
Govén676/
Ovinc675/
Ovinn674/
Govín674/
Evean673/
Oween673/
Avean673/
Ovine673/
Aouen673/
Oowen672/
Owesn672/
Obgen672/
Obhen672/
Aeven672/
Evenn672/
Avhen672/
Euven672/
Obean671/
Otvin671/
Ohwen671/
Oivin671/
Avenh671/
Avenn671/
Hoisveen671/
Ovayn671/
Asven671/
Avein671/
Ohuen671/
Ovain670/
Auven670/
Oevin670/
Oveim670/
Eeven670/

Oven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oven in the Hindi language
ओवेनovena-
Oven in the Marathi language
ओवेनovena66.67
ऑवेनovena33.33
Oven in the Russian language
Овенoven-

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