Ovén Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ovén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Oven (1,843), Övén (13) & Öven (479) are calculated separately.

Ovén Last Name Facts

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

Ovén is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Oven, Övén or Öven. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ovén.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Örebro County, where 48 percent live, Värmland County, where 19 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 11 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oven921,843/
Övén9213/
Hovén8937/
Govén896/
Öven83479/
Ovin75712/
Ovyn75113/
Avén7588/
Owén7551/
Ovjn751/
Ovín751/
Hoven674,938/
Govin672,768/
Goven67727/
Oving67491/
Ovien67402/
Ovion67358/
Hovin67228/
Ovina67110/
Osven6763/
Ovene6736/
Ovind6736/
Ovijn6725/
Ouvín6723/
Osvin6721/
Havén6721/
Ouvin6719/
Hovyn6717/
Oveng6717/
Oyvin6714/
Gavén678/
Ovein678/
O'Ven676/
Ovinc675/
Ovent675/
Ovinn674/
Govín674/
Hävén673/
Ovine673/
Ovhen673/
Oveun672/
Ouven671/
Ovend671/
Ovean671/
Ovayn671/
Oiven671/
Oivin671/
Ohven671/
Oyven671/
Ovenn671/
Otvin671/
Oevin670/
Ovain670/

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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 Ovén
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