Valavu Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Valavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Valavu (129) may also be a first name.
Valavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valavu (Marathi: वाळवु) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valavu? popularity and diffusion
Valavu is the 1,441,361st most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Valavu are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Valavu is also the 818,356th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 129 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 55,093. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 67 percent live, National Capital District, where 32 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallavu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Valavou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Valavous | 86 | 8 | / |
| Balavu | 83 | 132 | / |
| Valabu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Velavu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Walavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Valevu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vallabu | 77 | 192 | / |
| Vallevu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Balavuz | 77 | 11 | / |
| Valabhu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Balavau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Valabut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balavut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallabhu | 71 | 1,180 | / |
| Valampou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vallaabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vallampu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walabu | 67 | 906 | / |
| Balabu | 67 | 410 | / |
| Walawu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Balawu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Falawu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vallabouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallabhud | 67 | 1 | / |
Valavu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valavu in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळवु | valavu | - |
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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 Valavu
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