Ovowa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Ovowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ovowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovowa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Ovowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovowa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ovowa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Ovowa is mostly found in: Delta, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owowa | 80 | 555 | / |
| Ovoba | 80 | 139 | / |
| Avowa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ofowa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owa | 75 | 8,315 | / |
| Ova | 75 | 5,179 | / |
| Oow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ovuoba | 73 | 3,082 | / |
| Ovuowo | 73 | 74 | / |
| Ovouba | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ovowoh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ouvoba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Obowai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owuowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyuowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovohba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howa | 67 | 6,353 | / |
| Gova | 67 | 3,446 | / |
| Șova | 67 | 217 | / |
| Hoow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ohvw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oivw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouvw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oojw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houbowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuobah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowf | 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 Ovowa
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