Ovsey Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belarus

Ovsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603

Ovsey (37) may also be a first name.

Ovsey Last Name Facts

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

Ovsey (Russian: Овсей) is found most frequently in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ovsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovsey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Ovsey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ovsey live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

The surname Ovsey is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,364,652. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Ovsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ovsey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Ovsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.99% more than the national average, earning $64,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovshey9118/
Govsey910/
Ovsy891/
Ovse891/
Ovsyi80455/
Ovsiy8042/
Ovsei8024/
Govse8010/
Ovsep807/
Obsey803/
Ovsay802/
Owsey801/
Govseeya771/
Ovseph73239/
Hovset7340/
Offsey7327/
Hovsep7318/
Howsey7317/
Gobsey734/
Owseyi734/
Ovseja732/
Ovshei731/
Obseye731/
Gopsey731/
Oopsey731/
Hovser731/
Hopsey730/
Obse671,615/
Ovseets6786/
Hovseth6770/
Opse6738/
Ofse6717/
Opsy677/
Ovzy674/
Ovsi674/
Obsy673/
Owse673/
Avse673/
Ovcy671/
Owsy671/
Ovxy671/
Ovsauyi671/
Ofsy671/
Obsieye671/
Hoffsey670/
Hovsech670/

Ovsey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovsey in the Russian language
Овсейovsej-

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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 Ovsey
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