Va Surname

9,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Macau

Va Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Va Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India48,8481:15,7031,269
Vietnam7,7061:12,023304
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
United Arab Emirates6841:13,3951,642
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Macau2931:2,053219
France2051:324,01349,159
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Taiwan1821:128,8171,175
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Ivory Coast1441:160,2177,355
Qatar1311:18,0001,956
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Cambodia1131:137,0542,666
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Australia521:519,14839,018
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
England411:1,358,97760,528
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Canada391:944,75971,777
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Belgium351:328,47637,084
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Oman151:245,8654,150
China141:97,665,8265,141
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: (7), (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

Va (591,535) may also be a first name.

Va Last Name Facts

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

Va (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻪ, Hindi: वा) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: , or . Click here to see other possible spellings of Va.

How Common Is The Last Name Va? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,143rd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 117,547 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Va live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Va is also the 1,685th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 591,535 people.

The last name Va is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 48,848 people, or 1 in 15,703. In India Va is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 75 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 17 percent reside and Chandigarh, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 116 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Va Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Va surname is chiefly Orthodox (66%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Va surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Va earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning R 184,608 per year; in Vietnam they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning 99,563,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $41,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
837/
831/
831/
Vaz80307,259/
Vai8063,284/
Voa8033,998/
Vaj8027,006/
Vat8020,776/
Vas8019,984/
Vad809,202/
Vah808,844/
Vea806,145/
Vua806,049/
Vay805,346/
Vau802,691/
Vaa801,806/
Vap80431/
Hva80326/
Vwa80304/
Vha8016/
Vga8015/
Vaß809/
Vaň805/
Vfa805/
Vaş802/
Vaș802/
Vaï801/
Véa801/
Vìa801/
Vaja6744,900/
Vass6732,981/
Vats6720,225/
Vaid6716,679/
Veas679,161/
Vais676,719/
Vaya675,442/
Vays674,768/
Vaux673,073/
Vaas672,855/
Vaia672,721/
Vash672,499/
Vast672,356/
Vajh672,315/
Vaha672,247/
Vadd672,065/
Vaai671,755/
Vhai671,368/
Vaiz671,338/
Vach671,332/
Vadh671,287/
Vahu671,065/
Vajs67917/
Vuaa67786/
Vayt67473/
Vait67429/
Hvas67365/
Vaht67334/
Vatt67291/
Vaus67250/
Vaay67218/
Vuap67210/
Våga67199/
Vašš67191/
Vaij67189/
Vaut67176/
Vaud67145/
Vaah67142/
Vhay67122/
Hvai67115/
Vead67106/
Vaić6798/
Vaad6789/
Véha6779/
Va'a6760/
Vahs6759/
Hvat6756/
Høva6755/
Vaiy6744/
Vuat6742/
Hvay6742/
Vuay6739/
Vacz6734/
Veaz6732/
Vaat6729/
Vaaz6729/
Vauh6725/
Vhad6724/
Vwat6721/
Vadt6720/
Vaip6717/
Vhas6716/
Vaľa6716/
Vapp6715/
Vaih6715/
Vaaj6713/
Vajz6712/
Váha6712/
Vwah6712/
Vauz6711/
Ve'a6711/
Vfah6710/
Vajj679/
Hvať678/
Vauß677/
D'Va676/
Vads676/
Vhat676/
Vyoa676/
Vazz675/
Va's675/
Vahj675/
Håva675/
Vaap675/
Vayd674/
Veap674/
Vhah674/
Vahí674/
Vaaa674/
Veat673/
Vhoa673/
Vahh673/
Vaïs673/
Vfoa673/
Vahy672/
Veea672/
Vauy672/
Vfai672/
Vgaa672/
Vhaj672/
Vhau672/
Vahz672/
Vêga672/
Vajš672/
Vaßt672/
Vo'a672/
Vgai672/
Vpfa672/
Vwai672/
Vwap672/
Vuas671/
Vuea671/
Vwas671/
Vaph671/
V'Aa671/
Vadp671/
Vasp671/
Vayh671/
Vasd671/
Hvau671/
Va'e671/
Vaaß671/
Vața671/
Vațe671/
Vayz671/
Vatø671/
Vaup671/
Vioa671/
Vfap671/
Vfau671/
Vfay671/
Vfha671/
Vgah671/
Vgay671/
Vhaz671/
Vhea671/
Vuoa671/
Vwaj671/
Vwaz671/
Vwfa671/
Vuad671/
Vuae671/
Vuua671/
Vpha671/
Vatp671/
Vadz671/
Hvaz671/
Hvfa671/
Hvha671/
Veae670/

Va Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Va in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻪfh-
Va in the Hindi language
वाva75.84
va24.04

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