Ovo Surname

161,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ovo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3481:75,4445,407
Papua New Guinea2001:40,7694,955
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Ovo (6,515) may also be a first name.

Ovo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovo (Russian: Ово) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ovo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,562nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,704,099 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ovo live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ovo is also the 81,294th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 6,515 people.

The last name Ovo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,348 people, or 1 in 75,444. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 90 percent live, Edo, where 3 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Ovo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govo861,915/
Ovod861,818/
Ovoh861,377/
Hovo86990/
Oivo86370/
Ohvo86341/
Ovoi86222/
Ovuo8690/
Ovoa8654/
Ovou8645/
Ouvo8618/
Ovos8612/
Ovoy863/
Ovot862/
Ovgo862/
Otvo861/
Ovoo861/
Ovoz861/
Oovo861/
Oevo861/
Ovho860/
Otvos751,597/
Hoivo75320/
Govou75201/
Ovuoh75109/
Hovoh75102/
Ovohe7569/
Hovoi7565/
Gouvo7555/
Houvo7531/
Hovos7522/
Hovod7516/
Ovohu756/
Govoy756/
Ovoss755/
Ovots753/
Ovost752/
Ouvos752/
Ovois752/
Ovods752/
Hovou752/
Hovop751/
Hovoa751/
Otvoş751/
Otvoš751/
Otvoș751/
Ovgoo751/
Ojvoi751/
Goïvo751/
Oovoo751/
Ouvoh751/
Govho751/
Goovo751/
Ovouh751/
Ovuoa751/
Ovhoa751/
Osvos751/
Hoovo751/
Otvoh750/
Obo6716,548/
Owo675,729/
Ova675,179/
Evo671,706/
Avo671,222/
Houvou6711/
Gouvoh6710/
Ovaova678/
Hohvou676/
Hoyvoy676/
Hoevoi673/
Otvost672/
Oovout671/
Goivoo671/
Osvoid671/
Évo671/
Hovous671/
Ovohie671/
Houvoh671/
Oshvoi671/
Osvodt670/

Ovo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovo in the Russian language
Овоovo-

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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
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  • 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 Ovo
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