Ovu Surname
Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname
Ovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,546 | 1:69,577 | 5,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ovu (319) may also be a first name.
Ovu Demographics
Average Ovu Salary in
United States
$33,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovu (Hindi: ओवू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 166,465th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. The last name Ovu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ovu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ovu is also the 491,536th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 319 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,546 people, or 1 in 69,577. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 71 percent are found, Delta, where 5 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Ovu Last Name Statistics demography
Ovu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govu | 86 | 1,014 | / |
| Ovuh | 86 | 191 | / |
| Ovuz | 86 | 67 | / |
| Ovou | 86 | 45 | / |
| Ovau | 86 | 31 | / |
| Hovu | 86 | 26 | / |
| Ovui | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ovus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ovux | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ovuu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ovhu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ovut | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ohvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oovu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ojvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ovuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Govou | 75 | 201 | / |
| Hovhu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gouvu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ovohu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hoivu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Houvu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hovou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ovuhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovaut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osvuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uovud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovaud | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hovus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Obu | 67 | 10,828 | / |
| Owu | 67 | 2,841 | / |
| Avu | 67 | 1,873 | / |
| Evu | 67 | 462 | / |
| Oovaut | 67 | 26 | / |
| Houvou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hohvou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hovaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hovous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oovout | 67 | 1 | / |
Ovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovu in the Hindi language | ||
| ओवू | ovu | - |
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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 Ovu
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