Ovua Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ovua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6671:58,5306,837
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ovua (15) may also be a first name.

Ovua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ovua occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 456,743rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovua live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ovua is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname Ovua is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 58,530. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 68 percent are found, Masindi District, where 11 percent are found and Maracha District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovwua891/
Ovuat891/
Govua891/
Ovuaa891/
Ovuoa891/
Ovuash802/
Obua759,955/
Opua75976/
Ofua75403/
Avua75335/
Ovuo7590/
Ovwa7572/
Ovba7567/
Ovva758/
Owva755/
Evua753/
Oubba67731/
Gavua67494/
Ovwah67153/
Ovuoh67109/
Opuah6760/
Gobua6728/
Hobua6722/
Ofuah6719/
Govva6710/
Opuea679/
Hopua678/
Avuha674/
Offua674/
Gobva672/
Owhua672/
Ohbua672/
Opuaa671/
Ouwva671/
Ovvay671/
Hovva671/
Aavua671/
Owvah671/
Obuaa671/
Obhua671/
Obwua671/
Ofuoa671/
Obuae671/
Opuat671/
Ovvah671/
Oubua671/
Ovvaz671/
Avuah671/
Ofuas671/
Obuaj671/
Owvai671/
Obuea671/

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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 Ovua
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