Ovus Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ovus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Övüş (135) are calculated separately.
Ovus (14) may also be a first name.
Ovus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ovus is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Övüş. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ovus is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Ovus is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ovus reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Delta, where 25 percent are found and Edo, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ovus exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govus | 89 | 189 | / |
| Ovuis | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovuhs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hovus | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ovu | 86 | 2,600 | / |
| Gouvus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Goveus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hovous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obus | 75 | 1,217 | / |
| Govu | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Ovuh | 75 | 191 | / |
| Evus | 75 | 162 | / |
| Övüş | 75 | 135 | / |
| Owus | 75 | 80 | / |
| Ovuz | 75 | 67 | / |
| Ovou | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ovau | 75 | 31 | / |
| Hovu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Avus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ovui | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ovux | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovhu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovuu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ovut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ohvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abous | 67 | 2,236 | / |
| Hobus | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Obuse | 67 | 328 | / |
| Govou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Evush | 67 | 129 | / |
| Owuse | 67 | 116 | / |
| Hevus | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gobus | 67 | 65 | / |
| Avush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hovos | 67 | 22 | / |
| Obush | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aveus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hovhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oubos | 67 | 9 | / |
| Avuse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gouvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Havus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovohu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovoss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoivu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gavus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eveus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hovusova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avgus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avust | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hovou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obuhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oweus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obuus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osvuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eevus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ovaud | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ovus
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