Ovoru Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Ovoru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ovoru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovoru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovoru is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovoru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Ovoru live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Ovoru is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: National Capital District, where 65 percent are found, Central, where 33 percent are found and Western, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Ovoru occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovorus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Govoru | 91 | 2 | / |
| Govooru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Oworu | 80 | 610 | / |
| Oboru | 80 | 107 | / |
| Avoru | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ovaru | 80 | 12 | / |
| Overu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hovorush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hovoruch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oborou | 73 | 41 | / |
| Oborgu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Oworus | 73 | 19 | / |
| Owhoru | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oborus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ovarus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohworu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oborui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goboru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obgoru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oworou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oveuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovarup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owooru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Overhu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Obourou | 67 | 272 | / |
| Overheu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Howorus | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ohworhu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Owhorhu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ouworou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobooru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ampooru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavorou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goworou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avorous | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ovoru
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