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Family name Ovadia (עובדיה , Ovadia , Овадья ) , globally, is quite a common surname. The family name Ovadia is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, and Panama. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, the United States, and France. Very seldom, Ovadia is the forename as well as the last name.