Oviawe Surname

151,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oviawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oviawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7681:63,9974,706
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England461:1,211,26256,182
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oviawe (143) may also be a first name.

Oviawe Last Name Facts

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

Oviawe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oviawe.

How Common Is The Last Name Oviawe? popularity and diffusion

Oviawe is the 151,133rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,500,016 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oviawe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oviawe is also the 772,378th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 143 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,768 people, or 1 in 63,997. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Delta, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Oviawe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oviawe last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Oviawe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $37,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oviawehe861/
Oviawa8311/
Obiawe837/
Aviawe831/
Oviave831/
Oviagie771/
Oviea737/
Oviye732/
Oviaa731/
Oviie731/
Obiaje67438/
Goviea6711/
Abiawe6711/
Ovioje679/
Ovieye676/
Obiaye672/
Oviova672/
Obiabe671/
Ovieja671/
Oviejo671/
Ovieyo671/
Ovieyi671/
Aviawa671/
Oviobe671/
Ovijay671/

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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 Oviawe
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