Ovala Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Ovala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ovala (102) may also be a first name.
Ovala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovala (Hindi: ओवला) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Ovala live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 935,178th most common forename throughout the world, held by 102 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 6,500,554. In India Ovala is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 90 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Besides India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ovala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovala in the Hindi language | ||
| ओवला | ovala | - |
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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 Ovala
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