Vaivods Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vaivods Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaivods Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,2471:1,644162
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Vaivods Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaivods is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaivods? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 290,856th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,537,649 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vaivods live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Vaivods is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 1,247 people, or 1 in 1,644. In Latvia Vaivods is most common in: Latgale, where 59 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 30 percent are found and Semigallia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Latvia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Vaivods Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vaivods earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.03% less than the national average, earning 231,760 kr per year; in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $48,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaivod9248/
Vaivads86131/
Vayvods863/
Vivod83650/
Vivos8329/
Vaivo837/
Vavos832/
Voivod77443/
Vayvod7786/
Vaivot7710/
Vaivoi778/
Vaivad772/
Baivos771/
Vaivas771/
Vavood771/
Vaiveo771/
Vaivou771/
Vavous771/
Vivo737,353/
Vavo73161/
Vaiboud7117/
Vayvads7110/
Baivads711/
Veivhos711/
Voievod711/
Vaiva672,691/
Vavoo671,427/
Vivot671,013/
Vavad67728/
Vavas67120/
Vaevo6768/
Veivo6749/
Vavou6748/
Vivou6735/
Vibos6719/
Bavos6716/
Veavo6710/
Vaihevuo679/
Vaishvas679/
Waivo676/
Vabos675/
Vivoo674/
Vaibo672/
Bavod672/
Vivoh672/
Bivod672/
Baivo672/
Vavoi671/
Vevos671/
Visvo671/
Vivgo671/
Vasvo671/
Vavgo671/
Vivoy671/
Vavoc671/
Vivodova671/
Vivodová671/
Vivód671/

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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 Vaivods
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