Avuvu Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Avuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avuvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Avuvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avuvu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Avuvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Avuvu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Avuvu reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Avuvu is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avuavu911/
Avuvuyo831/
Avuve80303/
Ivuvu8056/
Avuev8021/
Ovuvu8016/
Avubu804/
Yavuv802/
Avivu802/
Avuva801/
Avuwu801/
Avueva7378/
Ovuevu7317/
Aviuva739/
Avouvo737/
Avuveh736/
Afuvua731/
Avouve731/
Avouvy731/
Aviv67888/
Avav6798/
Avov6710/
Avev673/
Ivouvou672/
Afuv672/
Afvv671/
Uvuv671/
Avuyefu671/
Avayevu671/
Avouvoh671/
Avhueva671/
Ivuv671/

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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
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  • 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 Avuvu
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