Ravao Surname

105,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Ravao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ravao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar4,2691:5,5401,134
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France51:13,284,544357,392
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ravao (59) may also be a first name.

Ravao Last Name Facts

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

Ravao occurs most in Madagascar. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ravao? popularity and diffusion

Ravao is the 105,980th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,650,633 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ravao reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name globally, borne by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Madagascar, where it is held by 4,269 people, or 1 in 5,540. Besides Madagascar this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ravagio8371/
Rabao80330/
Rawao804/
Ravoa801/
Rampao73174/
Ravoua7399/
Rabaou7327/
Rabaho735/
Rewaao732/
Rawaou732/
Rabaoy731/
Rabaoa731/
Reabao731/
Ravouo731/
Ravaohaja711/
Ravaiya6729/
Ramphao6719/
Ravaïau678/
Rampeao675/
Ravayya675/
Ravajya675/
Rampaho671/
Rabahao671/
Rabhaou671/
Ravoach671/
Rabagio671/
Rabauou671/
Hraibao671/

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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 Ravao
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