Ovuh Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Ovuh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ovuh (11) may also be a first name.
Ovuh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovuh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovuh is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovuh? popularity and diffusion
Ovuh is the 1,222,957th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ovuh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ovuh is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname Ovuh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria Ovuh is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent are found, Plateau, where 26 percent are found and Abia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovuhs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovouh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovuch | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovu | 86 | 2,600 | / |
| Govu | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Owuh | 75 | 342 | / |
| Ovuz | 75 | 67 | / |
| Ovou | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ovau | 75 | 31 | / |
| Avuh | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hovu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ofuh | 75 | 25 | / |
| Evuh | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ovui | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ovus | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ovuu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovux | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovhu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abouh | 67 | 626 | / |
| Govou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Obouh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Offuh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Afouh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Avush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hovhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awouh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gouvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Efouh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovohu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoivu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ewouh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hovou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Evouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osvuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Evuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hovus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ovuh
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