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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ovu is the 166,465th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,802,902 people. The surname Ovu is primarily 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. It is also the 491,536th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 319 people.
The surname Ovu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,546 people, or 1 in 69,577. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 71 percent are found, Delta, where 5 percent are found and Benue, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ovu is found 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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