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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovuru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 135,399th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,195,044 people. Ovuru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ovuru are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 818,356th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 129 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,425 people, or 1 in 16,099. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 32 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 23 percent reside and Nebbi District, where 21 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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
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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 Ovuru
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