Ovsec Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ovsec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ovsec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia561:44,4237,782
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ovsec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovsec occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovsec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ovsec are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 44,423. In Slovenia Ovsec is mostly concentrated in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 89 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 7 percent live and Southeast Slovenia, where 2 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovseck830/
Hovsech830/
Avsec801,194/
Ovsek803/
Howsec731/
Govsek731/
Offsec731/
Ovseets6786/
Govsets6743/
Gobseck671/
Gavsiec671/
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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 Ovsec
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