Vav Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Vav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Väv (1) are calculated separately.
Vav (122) may also be a first name.
Vav Demographics
Average Vav Salary in
United States
$21,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vav (Hindi: वाव, Marathi: वाव) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Väv. For other possible spellings of Vav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 973,426th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Vav reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 122 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Vav is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Ekiti, where 4 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.
Vav Last Name Statistics demography
Vav earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Väv | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vaev | 86 | 72 | / |
| Vavh | 86 | 67 | / |
| Vauv | 86 | 10 | / |
| Vaiv | 86 | 9 | / |
| Vhav | 86 | 9 | / |
| Vaav | 86 | 7 | / |
| Vasv | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vavs | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vgav | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vavz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hvav | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vavd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vahav | 75 | 1,206 | / |
| Vasvt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vweav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaisv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vavsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vashv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bav | 67 | 2,880 | / |
| Vap | 67 | 431 | / |
| Wav | 67 | 123 | / |
| Vab | 67 | 99 | / |
| Vaishv | 67 | 72 | / |
| Fav | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vev | 67 | 47 | / |
| Vavova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uav | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vov | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vapova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vabova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaheev | 67 | 1 | / |
Vav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vav in the Marathi language | ||
| वाव | vava | - |
| Vav in the Hindi language | ||
| वाव | vava | 90.91 |
| ववली | vavali | 9.09 |
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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 Vav
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