Ovendale Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ovendale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovendale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ovendale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovendale is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovendale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Ovendale reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Ovendale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ovendale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ovendale surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ovendale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ovendale are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ovendale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning R 208,380 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovendal934/
Hovendal8843/
Avendale882/
Hovendahl8240/
Govindale8211/
Avendal809/
Avondale7535/
Avendall752/
Evendole752/
Evandale751/
Evondale751/
Avendali751/
Avonndale710/
Avendola633/
Ovindoli632/
Evandele631/
Awondele631/
Govindgol593/
Evandeli502/
Avindola501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ovendale
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