Vatuva Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Vatuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 217 | 1:11,103 | 2,090 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
Vatuva (38) may also be a first name.
Vatuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vatuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vatuva is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vatuva.
How Common Is The Last Name Vatuva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,104,724th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vatuva reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
Vatuva is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 11,103. In Namibia Vatuva is most frequent in: Ohangwena Region, where 41 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 19 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Angola, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatueva | 92 | 95 | / |
| Vaituva | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vathuvai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Batuva | 83 | 29 | / |
| Vativa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fatueva | 77 | 364 | / |
| Vatuvei | 77 | 55 | / |
| Fatauva | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bathuva | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bhatuva | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vatieva | 77 | 7 | / |
| Batuvad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Batuvai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatuvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voituva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatuvui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaytieva | 71 | 50 | / |
| Battuvad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batuvash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpattuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watuwa | 67 | 2,877 | / |
| Batuwa | 67 | 234 | / |
| Batuba | 67 | 131 | / |
| Fatuwa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Batuve | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vatiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fatuba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vativo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vatuva
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis