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
Vavah (Hindi: ववाह) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vavah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Vavah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vavah are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 64 people.
Vavah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Vavah is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 33 percent live, Lofa County, where 33 percent live and Margibi County, where 33 percent live. Not including Liberia this surname is found 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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