Ovoya Surname

182,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ovoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,3261:16,7842,600
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851

Ovoya (56) may also be a first name.

Ovoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovoya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovoya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,105th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,121,005 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovoya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ovoya is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

Ovoya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,326 people, or 1 in 16,784. In Uganda Ovoya is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 49 percent are found, Zombo District, where 18 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovouya914/
Ovooya913/
Ovoa8954/
Ovoy893/
Govhoya831/
Oboya803,486/
Owoya80228/
Ovoyo8065/
Oviya8058/
Oveya8046/
Ovuya8045/
Ovaya8030/
Avoya8019/
Govoy806/
Ovhoa801/
Ovoye801/
Hovoa801/
Evoya801/
Ovoja801/
Ovuoa801/
Goveya73485/
Hoboya73192/
Oyuoya7375/
Goviya7328/
Obioya7328/
Ovayah7319/
Avouya7313/
Govaya7312/
Ovuoja739/
Obouya738/
Govoyi736/
Hoyvoy736/
Oboaya735/
Ovayau733/
Ovayas732/
Obooya732/
Awooya732/
Owoaya732/
Oboyha732/
Owuoya732/
Abooya731/
Osuoya731/
Avooya731/
Ooviya731/
Ouvaya731/
Oywoya731/
Govoye731/
Ovey671,717/
Evoy671,408/
Ovai67767/
Oboy67724/
Avoa67445/
Oubouya67275/
Oboa67248/
Ovye67240/
Ovoi67222/
Owoa67186/
Ovaa67184/
Ovea6776/
Avoy6759/
Govheya6754/
Ovou6745/
Ovau6731/
Oviyach6727/
Osuoyah678/
Ovay678/
Ovae673/
Owoy672/
Ovaj671/
Ovehyat671/
Ovoe671/
Oboyowa671/
Gouvoia671/

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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 Ovoya
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