Ovey Surname

234,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Ovey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Nigeria3611:490,70024,586
England1281:435,29729,139
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Övey (170) are calculated separately.

Ovey (1,507) may also be a first name.

Ovey Last Name Facts

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

Ovey (Russian: Овеы) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Övey. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovey is the 234,573rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,244,348 people. The last name Ovey is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Ovey reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ovey is also the 200,189th most common first name worldwide It is held by 1,507 people.

The surname Ovey is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Ovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ovey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ovey surname grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ovey Last Name Statistics demography

Ovey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Övey92170/
Hovey898,816/
Govey89434/
Oveya8946/
Oveyi8926/
Oveys8911/
Oveyt896/
Osvey891/
Oveiy891/
Ove865,688/
Ovy861,318/
Goveya80485/
Hoovey8025/
Ovieye806/
Goveyi803/
Goovey801/
Ovieyo801/
Gouvey800/
Hhovey800/
Hove7535,310/
Gove7532,163/
Ovie7513,547/
Obey755,696/
Over754,030/
Avey753,274/
Ovee751,359/
Oveh75882/
Evey75692/
Oves75450/
Oved75448/
Ovye75240/
Ovea7576/
Hovy7576/
Oove7548/
Oive7532/
Ovez7525/
Govy7522/
Owey7522/
Ovet7520/
Ovei7516/
Ouve7510/
Ovay758/
Ovyy756/
Ovue756/
Ovyd756/
Ovge755/
Ovoy753/
Ovae753/
Oyvy753/
Osvy752/
Ovhe752/
Ovøy752/
Ovej751/
Ovoe751/
Oyve751/
Ovyh751/
Ovhy751/
Ohve751/
Ohvy751/
Oewy751/
Uove751/
Uovy751/
Govheya7354/
Hoveyes735/
Ovehyat731/
Goveeyi731/
Govea6726,511/
Howey675,026/
Hover674,936/
Ovoya672,335/
Havey672,097/
Hoeve671,921/
Obeya671,736/
Hevey671,476/
Gobey671,371/
Gavey67641/
Hovet67625/
Hoveh67354/
Overå67312/
Osbey67275/
Hoves67235/
Oweya67232/
Oweye67232/
Obeyi67232/
Obeye67182/
Oveja67181/
Otves67169/
Ovaje67164/
Obeyo67147/
Ovesh67126/
Hovie67105/
Ovett6797/
Gouve6778/
Hovea6765/
Oviyo6765/
Ovoyo6765/
Hobey6761/
Ouver6761/
Gouvy6759/
Oviya6758/
Osvay6755/
Obeyd6752/
Hovee6750/
Ovest6747/
Ovuya6745/
Oubey6743/
Obeyh6740/
O'Bey6738/
Ompey6735/
Oweyi6731/
Oveis6730/
Oiver6730/
Ovaya6730/
Șovei6730/
Șovea6729/
Hoive6728/
Ovaye6724/
Obeys6723/
Oveje6723/
Ovejo6722/
Goive6722/
Osver6721/
Aveya6719/
Houvy6719/
Ovets6715/
Hovue6715/
Govhe6713/
Hovej6713/
Hoove6712/
Oveid6712/
Overø679/
Osvet679/
Ovawe679/
Houve678/
Ovieh678/
Ovhed678/
Oivea677/
Oviea677/
Govoy676/
Govie676/
Eveyi676/
Hovge675/
Oveas675/
Oweyo675/
Hovez675/
Eveyu675/
Ovetz674/
Govei674/
Owoey674/
Obiey674/
Ovejh673/
Hoevy673/
Evehy673/
Goovy673/
Overr672/
Ovess672/
Aveyo672/
Govee672/
Goveh672/
Oveat672/
Ovayo672/
Oviye672/
Ovuyi672/
Osvea671/
Osved671/
Otbey671/
Ovech671/
Oveed671/
Oveit671/
Ovher671/
Oives671/
Oover671/
Oovez671/
Oowey671/
Hoved671/
Hoewy671/
Goove671/
Goviy671/
Aveys671/
Asvey671/
Hovay671/
Govae671/
Ovoye671/
Obehy671/
Oviie671/
Ovedh671/
Hovhe671/
Otveš671/
Otviy671/
Ovhøy671/
Ouves671/
Ovayi671/
Ojvez671/
Obhey671/
Obeiy671/
Eveya671/
Aveyu671/
Avhey671/
Obeey671/
Oovie671/
Ovije671/
Osvuy671/
Ovesz671/
Oveer671/
Ohvys671/
Gojve671/
Hovyt670/
Hovoe670/
Hoovy670/
Oybey670/
Aevey670/

Ovey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovey in the Russian language
Овеыovey-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovey
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