Vavachan Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Vavachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1381:5,558,445134,139
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Vavachan (561) may also be a first name.

Vavachan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vavachan (Hindi: वावचन, Marathi: बबछान) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavachan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Vavachan live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vavachan is also the 354,811th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 561 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 5,558,445. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 91 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India Vavachan occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavachhan941/
Vavacan931/
Bavachan8825/
Bhavachan821/
Bavacan801/
Bavakhan75806/
Babachan751/
Bovachan751/
Bhavakhan7148/
Babachand712/
Vabakhann711/
Banpachan711/
Babatchan711/
Bavakhane711/
Bavakhaan711/
Phavajhan711/
Babacan6716,310/
Bavajan67221/
Babachchan674/
Bhavakhane673/
Uavasan671/
Bavasan671/

Vavachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavachan in the Hindi language
वावचनvavacana-
Vavachan in the Marathi language
बबछानbabachana66.67
वावचनvavacana33.33

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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 Vavachan
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