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) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 64 people.
The last name Vavah is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Vavah is most common in: Bong County, where 33 percent are found, Lofa County, where 33 percent are found and Margibi County, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
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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