Ovih Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ovih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ovih (19) may also be a first name.

Ovih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovih is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovih? popularity and diffusion

Ovih is the 1,267,784th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovih are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

The surname Ovih is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 984,126. In Nigeria Ovih is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Edo, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovich89423/
Ovihs8912/
Ovieh898/
Ovioh891/
Ovi8623,865/
Ovaish80114/
Hovish8026/
Hovich8020/
Ovidth8018/
Osvich801/
Ohvich801/
Ovie7513,547/
Govi753,036/
Hovi752,988/
Ovis751,007/
Oveh75882/
Obih75876/
Ovai75767/
Ovid75315/
Ovoi75222/
Ovio75193/
Avih7554/
Ovii7546/
Evih7542/
Ovit7535/
Oviç7521/
Oivi7520/
Ouvi7519/
Ovei7516/
Owih7514/
Oevi7511/
Ovui758/
Oviz756/
Osvi753/
Ovha752/
Ovhe752/
Șovi752/
Ovhi751/
Ovyh751/
Ovhy751/
Otvi751/
Oovaish733/
Ouvaish731/
Hovis674,755/
Ovais671,408/
Ovitt671,027/
Oubih67942/
Obieh67400/
Hoveh67354/
Gouvi67304/
Houvi67265/
Ovaid67169/
Ovist67133/
Ovesh67126/
Avish67120/
Hovie67105/
Avich67101/
Obioh6775/
Hovoi6765/
Obish6747/
Obich6747/
Hovai6745/
Oveis6730/
Goovi6730/
Huovi6730/
Șovei6730/
Ovaia6729/
Hoovi6724/
Oivio6724/
Govai6718/
Hotvi6717/
Oviss6715/
Govio6715/
Govhe6713/
Osvai6713/
Govhi6713/
Obihe6713/
Oveid6712/
Goivi6711/
Avidh6710/
Hovit6710/
Hovid679/
Oweih678/
Ovhed678/
Oviea677/
Oihbe677/
Avihe675/
Oihbi675/
Govei674/
Hoivi674/
Ovejh673/
Ouvio672/
Obaih672/
Avieh672/
Goveh672/
Aboih672/
Oboih672/
Owieh672/
Ovois672/
Obeih671/
Ovaiz671/
Ovech671/
Oveit671/
Ovhaa671/
Ovher671/
Ovhoa671/
Ohvis671/
Hoviz671/
Gavih671/
Govij671/
Goviy671/
Aavih671/
Avijh671/
Ovedh671/
Hovhe671/
Hovii671/
Hovij671/
Otvis671/
Otviy671/
Otviş671/
Ovhøy671/
Ovidt671/
Ojvoi671/
Evuih671/
Evieh671/
Oovie671/
Ovuis671/
Ovije671/
Ovjht671/

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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 Ovih
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