Ovuru Surname
Approximately 3,320 people bear this surname
Ovuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,425 | 1:16,099 | 2,510 |
| Nigeria | 867 | 1:204,317 | 12,205 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ovuru (129) may also be a first name.
Ovuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovuru is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ovuru.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 135,399th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,195,044 people. The surname Ovuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovuru live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ovuru is also the 818,356th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 129 people.
The last name Ovuru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,425 people, or 1 in 16,099. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 32 percent live, Yumbe District, where 23 percent live and Nebbi District, where 21 percent live. Outside of Uganda Ovuru is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govuru | 91 | 221 | / |
| Ovauru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovuuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oovuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oveuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gouvuru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oburu | 80 | 9,399 | / |
| Owuru | 80 | 1,865 | / |
| Avuru | 80 | 1,070 | / |
| Evuru | 80 | 258 | / |
| Oviru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eevuru | 73 | 39 | / |
| Ompuru | 73 | 30 | / |
| Goburu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Owhuru | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gavuru | 73 | 18 | / |
| Havuru | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aavuru | 73 | 8 | / |
| Owauru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Owuuru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Obuuru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ovieru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uowuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aevuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auvuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obuiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oburru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoburu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owuruj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owwuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owurau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoveureux | 71 | 16 | / |
| Goiburu | 67 | 910 | / |
| Abourou | 67 | 439 | / |
| Obourou | 67 | 272 | / |
| Goyburu | 67 | 251 | / |
| Hoiburu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouworou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewourou | 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 Ovuru
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