Globally, Ovu (Ovo 
, Ovu 
, โอว ) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name Ovu is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly name, Jamaica, where it is a rare masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Indonesia, and Thailand. Likewise, Ovu is the last name as well as the forename.