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 be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Overo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 627,290th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname Overo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Overo live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Overo is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Overo is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 71 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Overo
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