Ovsky Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ovsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Ovský (11) are calculated separately.

Ovsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovsky (Russian: Овский) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ovský. For other potential spellings of Ovsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovsky? popularity and diffusion

Ovsky is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Ovsky are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Ovsky is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 19 percent are found, Oryol Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Tunisia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovský9311/
Oevsky9121/
Govsky919/
Ovskyi915/
Hovsky914/
Ovskiy912/
Ovskaya836/
Hovskay831/
Oevskyi831/
Ovski8021/
Evsky8015/
Ovská8012/
Obsky801/
Owsky800/
Hoevskyi771/
Govski7324/
Owskey7318/
Gopsky7312/
Obskoy737/
Havsky737/
Offsky736/
Gofsky734/
Evskiy733/
Evskyi733/
Gavsky732/
Oswsky731/
Ovskii731/
Vanovskiy717/
Oswskey6762/
Goubsky6714/
Obskaya6714/
Hopskyi675/
Hevskyi673/
Hoffsky673/
Hovskär672/
Haevsky671/

Ovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ovsky in the Russian language
Овскийovskij-

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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 Ovsky
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