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
Vav (Hindi: वाव, Marathi: वाव) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Väv. Click here for other potential spellings of Vav.
How Common Is The Last Name Vav? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 973,426th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Vav are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vav is also the 844,248th most common first name world-wide, borne by 122 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 93 percent are found, Ekiti, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.
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
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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 Vav
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