Overo Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Overo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Overo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Philippines1031:982,89585,295
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Overo (13) may also be a first name.

Overo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Overo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Overo is the 627,290th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,933,496 people. Overo is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Overo live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name Overo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 21 percent are found.

Overo Last Name Statistics demography

Overo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govero91603/
Overos91142/
Oviero9197/
Hovero9110/
Overoh915/
Overoi914/
Overoy913/
Oveiro913/
Ouvero911/
Oivero911/
Govergo83257/
Oveross8334/
Oiveros839/
Otveros831/
Oveiros831/
Gouvero831/
Goverro830/
Obero802,638/
Avero801,631/
Overa80716/
Evero80492/
Ovoro80368/
Oviro8077/
Ovaro8055/
Owero806/
Overá801/
Overhotz770/
Overhous770/
Oberoi7317,318/
Obiero7316,648/
Aveiro7311,062/
Averos731,602/
Gowero731,147/
Govera731,018/
Oberos73498/
Oberoy73451/
Goviro73356/
Gavero73329/
Hovera73298/
Overaa73132/
Overah7382/
Oviruo7382/
Averou7361/
Aveyro7360/
Oviroh7345/
Overas7338/
Gobero7329/
Hovaro7327/
Aviero7326/
Oviera7326/
Owoero7323/
Hevero7322/
Ovuiro7317/
Ouvera7317/
Oivera7310/
Owerro736/
Avearo736/
Oveira735/
Oovera733/
Obergo733/
Hobero733/
Obeiro733/
Ovaroy732/
Overra732/
Oberot732/
Avergo732/
Everoh732/
Oberro732/
Oywero732/
Oberoa731/
Oberoj731/
Oswero731/
Ouvaro731/
Oviroz731/
Ohvera731/
Oyuero731/
Averot731/
Onpero731/
Overga731/
Oveura731/
Ouwero731/
Ojwero731/
Everro731/
Asvero731/
Averoj731/
Aouero731/
Everho731/
Owhero731/
Eveiro731/
Averoy731/
Averoz731/
Hoveroust719/
Hoverrott711/
Averous67661/
Avgerou67326/
Overheu67230/
Oiveira67217/
Averoux6758/
Heveroh6738/
Hovhera6736/
Goberou6729/
Overaas6728/
Owheruo6728/
Goverah6722/
Gouvera6720/
Oviorho6718/
Owherho6714/
Haverot6713/
Aveiros6713/
Ouberou6713/
Hoverha6712/
Obehero6710/
Obheroi679/
Oberroy678/
Gohwero677/
Ouberro676/
Averoos675/
Gaveiro675/
Goberoo674/
Goveira673/
Ouveira672/
Overhat672/
Obeiroy671/
Overash671/
D'Obero671/
Owoerro671/
Houbero671/
Havergo671/
Ouverha671/
Oiveras671/
Ochwero671/
D'Avero671/
Averohh671/
Obieroh671/
Oobiero671/
Goweroo671/
Owhoero671/
Overatt671/
Assvero671/
Oynpero670/

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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 Overo
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