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 last name Vavah (Hindi: ववाह) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vavah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Vavah occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vavah reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.
It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Vavah is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 33 percent live, Lofa County, where 33 percent live and Margibi County, where 33 percent live. Not including Liberia Vavah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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