Ovun Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Georgia

Ovun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Övün (582) are calculated separately.

Ovun (54) may also be a first name.

Ovun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Övün. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovun is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Ovun reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 50 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found and Ondo, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ovun is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovung89557/
Hovun893/
Ovoun892/
Oveun892/
Ovune891/
Ovund891/
Uovun891/
Govun891/
Övün83582/
Hovung8010/
Govoun805/
Hovhun805/
Hovunc802/
Ovoung801/
Obun751,130/
Avun75306/
Owun7548/
Evun7515/
Ovum759/
Houvoun732/
Ovutten731/
Obune67684/
Osbun67509/
Obuin67431/
Oboun67295/
Obung67176/
Aboun67153/
Gavun6751/
Gobun6721/
Obaun6716/
Onpun6716/
Owune6712/
Howun6711/
Avuin6710/
Ewoun677/
Avgun676/
Evhun675/
Havun675/
Avoun675/
Avund673/
Awoun673/
Ompun672/
Oubon672/
Avhun672/
Avung672/
Hevun672/
Avune671/
Asvun671/
Obund671/
Ohwun671/
Ovoen671/
Avunt670/
Hobun670/

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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 Ovun
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