Ovwighose Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Ovwighose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 351 | 1:504,680 | 25,124 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Ovwighose (11) may also be a first name.
Ovwighose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovwighose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovwighose occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovwighose? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 798,040th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Ovwighose is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ovwighose are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ovwighose is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The last name Ovwighose is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 504,680. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 76 percent live, Edo, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovwighoese | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ovwioghose | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ovighose | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ovwigose | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ovwighosa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ovwighese | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ovwhigose | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovwose | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ovwios | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ighfose | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ighofse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovwious | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oviosue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ighofose | 71 | 643 | / |
| Ovise | 71 | 137 | / |
| Ovihs | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ovios | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ighovose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oviosu | 67 | 176 | / |
| Oviase | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ovwisi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Oviosa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ovuose | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oviese | 67 | 21 | / |
| Uyovwisue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Iphose | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ovaise | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ovwisa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovwiso | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovisse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yovios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iovios | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovieos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouvise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyovwiese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighofosie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avwose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oviosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovious | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iighofose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovhosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovosue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oevose | 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
- 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 Ovwighose
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