Vatova Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Vatova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 445 | 1:15,683 | 1,547 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Moldova | 25 | 1:142,455 | 15,214 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Vatová (8) are calculated separately.
Vatova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vatova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vatova (Russian: Ватова) is most common in Bulgaria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Vatová. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vatova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 590,896th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name Vatova occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vatova are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Vatova is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 15,683. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Vratsa Province, where 21 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 19 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria Vatova occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Moldova, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vatova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vatova in the Russian language | ||
| Ватова | vatova | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vatova
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