Oviedo Surname

2,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Oviedo Surname Definition:

This is derived from "oveja" meaning sheep.

Asturian name found in Castile.

Oviedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina51,1831:835115
Colombia44,7691:1,067232
Mexico26,9301:4,609599
Venezuela22,5551:1,339239
Paraguay16,2461:445117
Peru8,1111:3,919643
Costa Rica6,7051:713158
Honduras6,6751:1,321261
United States6,6211:54,7446,526
Spain5,8651:7,971966
Dominican Republic5,1921:2,009303
Ecuador5,1841:3,068525
Chile4,6191:3,814549
Cuba3,7581:3,066421
Nicaragua2,6401:2,281353
Brazil1,5681:136,5275,214
El Salvador1,1761:5,394536
Uruguay1,1331:3,029357
Philippines1,0121:100,03817,461
Bolivia6601:16,0861,476
Panama2651:14,7631,123
Guatemala1981:81,2262,730
France1861:357,11153,432
Canada1691:218,02121,041
England461:1,211,26256,182
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Aruba141:7,3911,045
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Dominica21:37,946685
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Oviedo (590) may also be a first name.

Oviedo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is derived from "oveja" meaning sheep.

Asturian name found in Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Oviedo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oviedo (Russian: Овиедо) has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oviedo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,467th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,564 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Oviedo reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Oviedo is also the 344,405th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 590 people.

This last name is most frequent in Argentina, where it is borne by 51,183 people, or 1 in 835. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 29 percent reside, Córdoba Province, where 24 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Argentina this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

Oviedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oviedo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oviedo surname expanded 55,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oviedo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oviedo last name are 42.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Oviedo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,036 per year; in South Africa they earn 132.89% more than the national average, earning R 553,428 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $20,160,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning $36,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oviedos9213/
Ouviedo925/
Oveiedo922/
Oviedoo922/
Hoviedo922/
Ovieado921/
Oviedoa921/
Goviedo921/
Ovido91125/
Ovedo9135/
Obiedo832,224/
Ovieda83134/
Aviedo8372/
Oveido8342/
Ovoedo8323/
Govedo835/
Ovidos835/
Ovedoh834/
Ouvedo832/
Ovuedo832/
Ouvido832/
Oveedo831/
Ovidoh831/
Oviddo831/
Osvido831/
Hovoedo7737/
Hobiedo773/
Hovieda772/
D'Ovido771/
Govidho771/
Oubiedo771/
Ohbiedo771/
Obihedo771/
Govoedo771/
Obiedoh771/
Obiedoo771/
Obaiedo771/
Obido731,547/
Obedo73347/
Avido73166/
Owedo73142/
Owido73126/
Avedo7353/
Oveda7347/
Ovudo7316/
Ovida7315/
Evido736/
Evedo733/
Gouvoedo7114/
Houvoedo711/
Govida67337/
Evieda67152/
Avedoy67144/
Obaido6763/
Avidos6750/
Obeido6747/
Hobido6734/
Obidoo6731/
Avidou6731/
Avedou6727/
Evidou6725/
Ovaida6723/
Aevedo6715/
Obieda6714/
Oveida6713/
Hovida6712/
Ohwedo6711/
Aveddo6710/
Obedoh6710/
Goveda677/
Abiedo677/
Aveado677/
Ovoudo677/
Avoido677/
Oboido676/
Avieda675/
Gavido675/
Ovueda674/
Owiddo673/
Asvedo673/
Obeedo673/
Obidoh672/
Ovedha672/
Evedou672/
Obedou672/
Obidho672/
Owhedo672/
Ovhida671/
Oiueda671/
Aboido671/
Avesdo671/
Avidoa671/
Awoedo671/
Hoveda671/
Havedo671/
Owaido671/
Ouwedo671/
Obeado671/
Gavedo671/
Gouvoyedo671/
Gowedo671/
Owieda671/
Obidou671/
Obyedo671/
Obuido671/
Oweido671/
Owoido671/
Ovidad671/
Gouveiado671/

Oviedo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oviedo in the Russian language
Овиедоoviedo-

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