Vavah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Vavah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Vavah (64) may also be a first name.
Vavah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vavah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vavah (Hindi: ववाह) is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vavah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vavah live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Vavah is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.
The last name Vavah is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Bong County, where 33 percent live, Lofa County, where 33 percent live and Margibi County, where 33 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vavah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vavah in the Hindi language | ||
| ववाह | vavaha | - |
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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 Vavah
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