Ovudu Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Ovudu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Ovudu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovudu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovudu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovudu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 924,083rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. Ovudu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovudu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria Ovudu is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 84 percent reside, Cross River, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovaudu | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gouvudu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Obudu | 80 | 652 | / |
| Avudu | 80 | 157 | / |
| Owudu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ovidu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Evudu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovodu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavudu | 73 | 116 | / |
| Obaudu | 73 | 96 | / |
| Awoudu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Obgudu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Avudut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ojbudu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gobudu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obudui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboudu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboudou | 67 | 30,783 | / |
| Awoudou | 67 | 375 | / |
| Owoudou | 67 | 160 | / |
| Oboudou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Obahudu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Avoudou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abouddu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Ovudu
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