Ovreiu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ovreiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovreiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1501:133,85214,523
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Ovreiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovreiu is most common in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovreiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ovreiu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Ovreiu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 133,852. In Romania it is mostly found in: Argeș County, where 46 percent are found, Mehedinți County, where 29 percent are found and Gorj County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Romania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouvrieu7710/
Ovrehus772/
Avreius771/
Ovreuță771/
Ovrai7343/
Avreu7316/
Obreu733/
Ovrue731/
Obrei731/
Ovree731/
Ovrie731/
Ovrey730/
Avrius67153/
Hobrei6799/
Ouvrai6788/
Ouvrie6753/
Obreia6738/
Avreid6711/
Șovrea678/
Ovriye674/
Govrie673/
Ovrije673/
Obriue673/
Avreus672/
Avreux671/
Evreou671/
Ovrhee671/
Avreit671/
Gobrei671/
Evreiy671/
Howrei671/
Hovrey670/
Obreit670/

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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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  • 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 Ovreiu
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