Vamvu Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vamvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1631:123,17713,536
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vamvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vamvu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamvu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Vamvu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vamvu are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 123,177. In Romania it is primarily found in: Gorj County, where 82 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 17 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania Vamvu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Vamvu Last Name Statistics demography

Vamvu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamvou9110/
Vaimvu916/
Vamvus912/
Vanvu80265/
Vambu8070/
Bamvu8028/
Vemvu801/
Vomvu801/
Phamvu73100/
Wamvou7349/
Mpamvu7343/
Vambou7321/
Baimvu732/
Bamvou732/
Vanvou732/
Vanvuu732/
Vaimbu731/
Bamvuh731/
Mphamvu67105/
Vanvaux671/
Voumvou671/
Vanvous671/
Vaimbou671/

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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 Vamvu
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