Ovuorie Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ovuorie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovuorie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ovuorie (26) may also be a first name.

Ovuorie Last Name Facts

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

Ovuorie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ovuorie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovuorie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Ovuorie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ovuorie reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Edo, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ovuorie occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuorie8654/
Ovvorie861/
Ovori832/
Ovuoraye8064/
Ovuoroye8028/
Ovuoreye801/
Govori77613/
Govore77165/
Oborie7782/
Ovwori7758/
Hovore7753/
Owuori7748/
Oworie7730/
Osuore7722/
Ovuora7721/
Ovhori7711/
Obuore776/
Oubore774/
Ovorio773/
Ovarie773/
Obuori772/
Owuore772/
Ojuore771/
Avorie771/
Oubori771/
Ovoire771/
Ovores771/
Ouwori771/
Hovori771/
Osuorji71508/
Avoryie7113/
Hosvori7113/
Abourie7110/
Govoori718/
Ovuoray716/
Hovarie712/
Ouwouri711/
Obvouri711/
Owhorie711/
Ovoroye711/
Ovoraye711/
Oubouri711/
Oubbore711/
Osuorea711/
Obuhore711/
Ovworue711/
Govuari711/
Ouboure711/
Hoborie710/
Goborie710/
Owori6714,926/
Obore672,235/
Obori671,079/
Avore67572/
Gabourie67350/
Ovari67331/
Abouhourieh67193/
Abousrie67122/
Ovora6781/
Evore6776/
Ovare6739/
Owore6733/
Avori6732/
Ovári6730/
Avuoroye6711/
Hovorets679/
Evori673/
Ojuoroye672/
Ovory672/
Gobourie671/
Owhorije671/
Houbbore671/
Ovarriet671/
Abourieh671/
Oboirier671/

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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 Ovuorie
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