Surname Ovia (Ovia 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Ovia is habitual in Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Ovia is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ovia | Indonesia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| ovia idah Nigerian sculptor, 1903-1968 (b. 1903) |
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| jim ovia Nigerian businessman who founded Zenith Bank in 1990, NG (b. 1951) |
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| lucy ovia cricketer, PG (b. 1967) |
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| john ovia Papua New Guinean cricketer, PG (b. 1976) |
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| bolatito ovia Nigerian technology entrepreneur, co-founder of Helium Health, NG |
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| gillian ovia (b. 1996) |
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