Vavagh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Vavagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vavagh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Vavagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vavagh (Marathi: ववाघ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vavagh.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Vavagh live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Vavagh is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Besides India it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaivagh921/
Vavag912/
Bhavagh771/
Vavak73520/
Bavag73155/
Vavac7370/
Vevag738/
Vovag731/
Bhaivagh7181/
Fevaag6719/
Vavake6716/
Vavhak6716/
Bhavag675/
Veivag672/
Bavakg671/
Wawagh671/
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Vavagh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavagh in the Marathi language
ववाघvavagha-

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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 Vavagh
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