Ovsep Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Ovsep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovsep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ovsep (779) may also be a first name.

Ovsep Last Name Facts

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

Ovsep (Georgian: ოვსეპ, Russian: Овсеп) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ovsep click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovsep? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Ovsep live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Ovsep is also the 293,989th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 779 people.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 20 percent live, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 20 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 20 percent live. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovseph91239/
Hovsep9118/
Ovse891/
Ovsey8060/
Ovsei8024/
Govse8010/
Ovsev801/
Ovsepova771/
Ovseev7376/
Hovset7340/
Ovshey7318/
Ovsiev735/
Hovseb732/
Hovser731/
Hofsep731/
Ovshei731/
Govsey730/
Hovsepova712/
Obse671,615/
Ovseets6786/
Hovseth6770/
Ofse6717/
Ovsi674/
Owse673/
Avse673/
Hovseev672/
Ovsy671/
Hovsech670/

Ovsep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovsep in the Georgian language
ოვსეპovsep70.97
ოვსეფovsep29.03
Ovsep in the Russian language
Овсепovsep-

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