Ovou Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ovou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ovou (18) may also be a first name.

Ovou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovou is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ovou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Ovou is predominantly found in Africa, where 27 percent of Ovou live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 562,713. In The Ivory Coast Ovou is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 78 percent are found and Lagunes District, where 22 percent are found. Barring The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govou89201/
Ovohu896/
Hovou892/
Ovouh891/
Ovo862,695/
Ovu862,600/
Houvou8011/
Hohvou806/
Ovouya804/
Oovout801/
Hovous801/
Obou752,974/
Govo751,915/
Ovod751,818/
Ovoh751,377/
Govu751,014/
Hovo75990/
Avou75379/
Oivo75370/
Ohvo75341/
Ovoi75222/
Ovuh75191/
Owou75171/
Ovuo7590/
Ovuz7567/
Ovoa7554/
Ovau7531/
Hovu7526/
Ouvo7518/
Ovos7512/
Ovui758/
Ovue756/
Ovus756/
Oowu755/
Ovuu755/
Ovhu755/
Ovux755/
Ovoy753/
Ovot752/
Ooua752/
Oouo752/
Ovgo752/
Ovut752/
Otvo751/
Ovoe751/
Ovoo751/
Ojvu751/
Ovuj751/
Ovoz751/
Oovo751/
Oovu751/
Oyvu751/
Ohvu751/
Ovho750/
Ovoya672,335/
Otvos671,597/
Gobou67591/
Oboue67379/
Hoivo67320/
Hobou67114/
Ovuoh67109/
Hovoh67102/
Ovohe6769/
Oviyo6765/
Hovoi6765/
Ovoyo6765/
Gouvo6755/
Avoux6754/
Obouh6746/
Ovuya6745/
Houvo6731/
Avoue6728/
Ovejo6722/
Hovos6722/
Hovod6716/
Hovue6715/
Ompou6714/
Hovhu6710/
Owoue6710/
Gavou679/
Govoy676/
Howou676/
Ovoss675/
Ovuja674/
Avous674/
Ahvou674/
Ovojo674/
Hoivu674/
Avgou674/
Owout673/
Avohu673/
Ovots673/
Asvou673/
Avout672/
Ouvos672/
Obohu672/
Obous672/
Ovayo672/
Avouh672/
Ovods672/
Ovois672/
Ovost672/
Ovujo672/
Ovuyi672/
Osvos671/
Ovhoa671/
Ovuch671/
Osbou671/
Ovuoa671/
Owhou671/
Goovo671/
Ovoye671/
Govho671/
Ouvoh671/
Ovaut671/
Obout671/
Hooua671/
Hoovo671/
Hovoa671/
Hovop671/
Oouha671/
Otvoş671/
Otvoš671/
Otvoș671/
Ovgoo671/
Ojvoi671/
Oboué671/
Gooua671/
Goïvo671/
Avouï671/
Auvou671/
Ovuhs671/
Oovoo671/
Ovuis671/
Osvuy671/
Ovuut671/
Ovoja671/
Oouoe671/
Uovud671/
Hovus670/
Ovaud670/
Hovoe670/
Otvoh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovou
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