Ovosa Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Ovosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Ovosa Last Name Facts

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

Ovosa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ovosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovosa is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Ovosa reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Ovosa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Ovosa is most frequent in: Northern, where 87 percent live, Gulf, where 7 percent live and National Capital District, where 7 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovosia912/
Ovosad912/
Ovhosa911/
Ovossa911/
Obosa801,015/
Avosa80600/
Ovosi80323/
Ovesa8075/
Ovasa8038/
Owosa8027/
Ovoza803/
Ovoso802/
Ovose801/
Evosa801/
Ovoja801/
Hovoessa774/
Obossa73387/
Avossa73270/
Ovesea73180/
Ovassa73147/
Obosia7364/
Havosa7351/
Osuosa7343/
Owossa7332/
Ovuose7323/
Obosha7315/
Ovuoja739/
Govoza738/
Govasa737/
Ovosco735/
Avosai733/
Ovasha732/
Otvosi732/
Ovasea731/
Avosah731/
Ohwosa731/
Obosah731/
Avousa731/
Oboysa731/
Owosia731/
Ovosse731/
Ovoces731/
Ovuosy731/
Gobosa731/
Oiwosa731/
Aboosad6720/
Avoussa6717/
Hovoshy6715/
Hobosha677/
Gaboosa674/
Govasai672/
Evoussa672/
Ovouzoa671/
Owoussa671/
Omposha671/
Avoseha671/
Ovehsha671/
Obhosia671/
Avoosad671/
Ohwotsa671/
Gobosha671/

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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
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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 Ovosa
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