Ovuma Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ovuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ovuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovuma occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Ovuma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovuma live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 20 percent are found, Hoima District, where 20 percent are found and Luuka District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovuema | 91 | 245 | / |
| Ovouma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oivumaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obuma | 80 | 746 | / |
| Owuma | 80 | 687 | / |
| Avuma | 80 | 71 | / |
| Evuma | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ovume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ovima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awouma | 73 | 559 | / |
| Gavuma | 73 | 214 | / |
| Abouma | 73 | 174 | / |
| Obumai | 73 | 133 | / |
| Aveuma | 73 | 36 | / |
| Obumah | 73 | 27 | / |
| Owumah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Havuma | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ewouma | 73 | 12 | / |
| Obumma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Owuuma | 73 | 7 | / |
| Avouma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ovuemo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oewuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owumma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Avumau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovoumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eveuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohbuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovumoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouboma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ompuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hovumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovoemah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gabouma | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ampouma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ompouma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aboumad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Havumaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboumma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboumaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawouma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ovuma
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