Ovon Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ovon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2081:32,3174,350
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ovon (101) may also be a first name.

Ovon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovon (Russian: Овон) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ovon.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,063rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovon live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ovon is also the 940,641st most common first name internationally, borne by 101 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,208 people, or 1 in 32,317. In Uganda Ovon is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 33 percent are found, Zombo District, where 30 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovone89305/
Govon8974/
Ovuon8931/
Ovong8911/
Hovon897/
Ovoun892/
Ovohn891/
Gouvon8040/
Houvon805/
Govoun805/
Oivoon801/
Hovhon801/
Ovoung801/
Hovone800/
Hoovon800/
Avon754,737/
Obon752,524/
Evon752,170/
Ovan75332/
Owon75318/
Ovom7517/
Houvoun732/
Gouvoin731/
Obong6721,292/
Obone679,244/
Govan676,891/
Hovan672,878/
Avong671,710/
Osbon671,452/
Owone67711/
Gavon67654/
Avond67331/
Oboun67295/
Obuon67257/
Hován67226/
Avone67158/
Avont67153/
Ovant67123/
Hobon67110/
Oybon6794/
Howon6786/
Aboon6780/
Ojvan6745/
Ovand6744/
Ovhan6741/
Ovang6738/
Ovane6724/
Osuon6722/
Havon6721/
Gobon6717/
Otbon6716/
Oboon6715/
Obond678/
Avoun675/
Obotn674/
Ovann673/
Oboin673/
Osvan673/
Oibon672/
Ouvan672/
Oveun672/
Evoin672/
Avonn672/
Oubon672/
Owhon672/
Evonn672/
Aïvon672/
Avoin672/
Avonc672/
Oowan671/
Aavon671/
Obonc671/
Ovanc671/
Avohn671/
Evoon671/
Obont671/
Aevon671/
Avonh671/
Șovan671/
Obohn671/
Ovaan671/
Ompon671/
Houvotin671/
Obonn671/
Obonh671/
Hevon670/
Ohvan670/

Ovon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovon in the Russian language
Овонovon-

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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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  • 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 Ovon
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