Oveya Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oveya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oveya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Oveya (11) may also be a first name.

Oveya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oveya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oveya? popularity and diffusion

Oveya is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oveya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name Oveya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 61 percent live, Edo, where 30 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goveya91485/
Ovey891,717/
Ovea8976/
Govheya8354/
Ovehyat831/
Govea8026,511/
Hovey808,816/
Ovoya802,335/
Obeya801,736/
Govey80434/
Oweya80232/
Oveja80181/
Hovea8065/
Oviya8058/
Ovuya8045/
Ovaya8030/
Șovea8029/
Oveyi8026/
Aveya8019/
Oveys8011/
Oivea807/
Oviea807/
Oveyt806/
Oveas805/
Oveat802/
Osvea801/
Osvey801/
Eveya801/
Oveiy801/
Gouvea7320,419/
Goveia737,784/
Ovejas73644/
Owheya7332/
Goviya7328/
Gobeya7326/
Hoovey7325/
Ovayah7319/
Govaya7312/
Oubeya739/
Howeya738/
Hoivea738/
Ovieye736/
Obeyah735/
Ouveia734/
Ovouya734/
Ovooya733/
Ovayau733/
Obeyas733/
Goveyi733/
Ovayas732/
Obieya732/
Obeyat732/
Ooviya731/
Goovey731/
Ovieyo731/
Ouvaya731/
Oweyad731/
Oyweya731/
Gaveya731/
Goovea731/
Oweyah731/
Haveya731/
Obeyaa731/
Obheya731/
Ohweya731/
Hoovea731/
Ovieja731/
Owehya731/
Oveias731/
Oveatt730/
Gouvey730/
Hhovey730/
Gouveia67133,308/
Ovie6713,547/
Obey675,696/
Avey673,274/
Ovee671,359/
Ovai67767/
Evey67692/
Avea67378/
Obea67310/
Ovye67240/
Ovaa67184/
Evea67179/
Övey67170/
Ovoa6754/
Ovau6731/
Oviyach6727/
Owey6722/
Ovei6716/
Ovay678/
Ovue676/
Hoveyes675/
Ochweya674/
Ovoy673/
Goiveia673/
Gooveia673/
Ovae673/
Gouveja672/
Ovej671/
Gaveeya671/
Govhoya671/
Oweiaya671/
Goveeyi671/
Ğouveia671/
Ovoe671/
Owea671/
Ovaj671/

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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 Oveya
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