Rovu Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vanuatu
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Rovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rovu (14) may also be a first name.

Rovu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rovu (Marathi: रोवु, Russian: Рову) is more frequently found in Vanuatu than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rovu.

How Common Is The Last Name Rovu? popularity and diffusion

Rovu is the 1,310,135th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Rovu are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Vanuatu. Rovu is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

Rovu is most numerous in Vanuatu, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 1,677. Apart from Vanuatu this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovou8928/
Rovus893/
Rovau891/
Rovut891/
Rouvu891/
Rovaux803/
Roevuj802/
Robu7511,537/
Revu759,062/
Ravu754,156/
Rowu756/
Rouvaux731/
Rovault731/
Ravut673,455/
Roibu673,320/
Rabou671,971/
Robus67545/
Raavu67351/
Ravhu67273/
Ravup67271/
Robau67224/
Ravau67174/
Roybu67113/
Ravui6775/
Robut6774/
Raveu6769/
Ravou6746/
Robou6739/
Ravud6739/
Rompu6736/
Ravus6724/
Reevu677/
Rauvu676/
Ratvu674/
Ravuu674/
Raevu673/
Rrevu673/
Robuy672/
Rowgu672/
Rovoe672/
Ravuy672/
Revui672/
Robui672/
Rowou672/
Rawou671/
Revau671/
Rahvu671/
Rravu671/
Rouvouss671/
Ravuh671/
Ravuz671/
Rewou671/
Rowut671/
Rowau671/
Roobu671/
Rotbu671/
Robeu671/

Rovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rovu in the Marathi language
रोवुrovu60
रोवूrovu40
Rovu in the Russian language
Ровуrovu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rovu
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