Ovets Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Ovets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Ovets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovets (Russian: Овец) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovets? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Ovets occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ovets are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 36 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Russia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oves89450/
Ovet8920/
Ovies80915/
Hovet80625/
Goves80309/
Hoves80235/
Otves80169/
Ovesh80126/
Govet80122/
Evets80107/
Ovett8097/
Ovits8093/
Obets8091/
Ovest8047/
Oveis8030/
Ovete8015/
Oveys8011/
Osvet809/
Oveyt806/
Oveas805/
Ovetz804/
Ovese803/
Ovess802/
Oveat802/
Oveth802/
Oveit801/
Oives801/
Ouves801/
Ovesz801/
Avets800/
Oviet800/
Ove755,688/
Evetts731,632/
Goveas731,230/
Houvet73567/
Govett73522/
Gobets73412/
Hovest73245/
Hoviet73143/
Gouvet73107/
Obetts7388/
Hovies7375/
Hotvet7357/
Ovitsh7334/
Gouves7318/
Avetse7312/
Govits739/
Oviett737/
Ovette736/
Hoovet736/
Ovitts736/
Hovett733/
Oovesh733/
Houves733/
Hobets733/
Hosvet732/
Govesh732/
Govhes732/
Gooves732/
Hooves731/
Gavets731/
Ouviet731/
Owetse731/
Obetse731/
O'Veit731/
Goyves731/
Hovesh731/
Oovies731/
Oveatt730/
Avetts730/
Goveis730/
Oveste730/
Hohvet730/
Oveate730/
Hove6735,310/
Gove6732,163/
Ovie6713,547/
Aves675,925/
Over674,030/
Ovey671,717/
Ovee671,359/
Obes671,309/
Ovis671,007/
Avet67960/
Oveh67882/
Hotvedt67810/
Obet67721/
Owes67648/
Oved67448/
Haevets67147/
Hovette67136/
Ovea6776/
Oove6748/
Ovit6735/
Oive6732/
Ovez6725/
Ovei6716/
Owet6713/
Ouvette6713/
Gouveas6711/
Ouve6710/
Gouveis676/
Ovesova676/
Ovge675/
Hovietz674/
Aveatse674/
O'Betts673/
Ovhe672/
Ovej671/
Ovetova671/
Hobeths671/
Aveetse671/
Ovex671/
Oyve671/
O'Beets671/
Ovec671/
Ohve671/
Uove671/
Gavetts670/
Houbets670/
Govesch670/
Hosvedt670/

Ovets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovets in the Russian language
Овецovec-

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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 Ovets
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