Vatav Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Vatav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vatav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1691:118,80413,142
Moldova651:54,7907,807
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
India321:23,970,793327,222
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Vatav (26) may also be a first name.

Vatav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vatav (Hindi: वाटव, Marathi: वटाव, Russian: Ватав) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vatav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 755,622nd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. Vatav is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Vatav reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Vatav is also the 2,084,397th most common first name globally, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 118,804. In Romania Vatav is most numerous in: Caraș-Severin County, where 81 percent are found, Timiș County, where 18 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Not including Romania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Vatav Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vastav916,321/
Vataev91530/
Vattav915/
Vasthav8312/
Vashtav8310/
Vaastav834/
Vaitavs831/
Batav801,048/
Vatev80793/
Vatov80561/
Vataf8061/
Vatap8018/
Vetav8010/
Vatab807/
Votav801/
Watav801/
Vataw800/
Vatafova7718/
Vaatahav771/
Vasthavd771/
Vaithaiv771/
Vaitov73732/
Vatova73528/
Uataev73239/
Bastav73193/
Bathav73127/
Vautaw7391/
Fataev7364/
Bhatav7360/
Vaytov7360/
Hvatov7353/
Vastab7336/
Vastaw7335/
Fatauv7321/
Vatape7316/
Vaitab7312/
Vastov738/
Vateev737/
Vateap737/
Vataip736/
Vathap735/
Bataav735/
Votaev732/
Vetaev732/
Fattav731/
Battav731/
Vhatov731/
Vaitev731/
Vajtov731/
Vaytev731/
Vatabh731/
Baştav731/
Fathav731/
Vaishthav715/
Vadthavth711/
Fattaev67877/
Vaitova67142/
Vaytova6750/
Hvatova6727/
Vashtov6715/
Bhataiv673/
Bhathav673/
Vashtab673/
Vaitafe672/
Vattova671/
Vaatova671/
Vahatab671/
Hvatovs671/
Washtav671/
Bhatgav671/
Bastaiv671/
Bhatauv671/

Vatav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vatav in the Marathi language
वटावvatava93.33
वाटवvatava6.67
Vatav in the Hindi language
वाटवvatava66.67
श्रीवास्तवsrivastava16.67
वातवvatava16.67
Vatav in the Russian language
Ватавvatav-

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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 Vatav
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