Oveyan Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Oveyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oveyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3591:401,45738,759
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Armenia221:133,1904,285
Georgia221:170,25211,125
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oveyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oveyan (Georgian: ოვეიან, Russian: Овеян) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oveyan? popularity and diffusion

Oveyan is the 625,459th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Oveyan reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Oveyan is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 401,457. In Russia Oveyan is mostly found in: Altai Krai, where 18 percent are found, Tyumen Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Saratov Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Other than Russia Oveyan occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Oveyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oveyan last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Oveyan surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoveyan921,195/
Goveyan922/
Ovean911/
Hovheyan861/
Aveyan83340/
Ovoyan83112/
Ovejan8336/
Oveian8334/
Ovayan8319/
Oviyan8318/
Govean8313/
Oweyan839/
Obeyan832/
Eveyan831/
Hovoyan7790/
Gobeyan771/
Oweyang771/
Hoviyan771/
Ovien73402/
Owean7325/
Obeyn7318/
Ovuen7318/
Ovein738/
Avean733/
Evean733/
Oveun732/
Ovayn731/
Ovoen731/
Obean731/
Ovain730/
Gouveian711/
Avoyan672,114/
Ewayan671,792/
Obayan671,380/
Evoyan67899/
Aboyan67535/
Obiyan67526/
Gobeyn67300/
Owayan67181/
Govain6775/
Avayan6774/
Ovoian6746/
Hobeyn6734/
Aviyan6730/
Oboyan6729/
Aveian6720/
Owoyan6715/
Owejan6714/
Obeyin6711/
Avejan677/
Eviyan677/
Oweane677/
Oviyam674/
Hobean674/
Aweyan674/
Abeyan674/
Osvein673/
Oviien673/
Ovejon673/
Obehan673/
Evayan672/
Eveann672/
Aveant672/
Ompean672/
Aveyon672/
O'Bean671/
Gobean671/
Goveen671/
Oviyon671/
Awoyan671/
Obeyon671/
Obeian671/
Ouwean671/
Hovain671/
Obiean671/
Obeane671/
Havean670/
Gowean670/

Oveyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oveyan in the Georgian language
ოვეიანoveian91.89
ოვეიანიoveiani8.11
Oveyan in the Russian language
Овеянovean-

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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 Oveyan
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