Vavai Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vavai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
India151:51,137,692512,385
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Vavai (60) may also be a first name.

Vavai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vavai (Hindi: ववई, Marathi: वावई, Russian: Ваваи) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Vavai is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Vavai reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Vavai is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Central, where 56 percent live and East New Britain, where 44 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Vavai is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavaiy91897/
Vavaji916/
Vavais915/
Vatvai911/
Vaavai911/
Vavaid911/
Vava896,764/
Vavi89707/
Vavayis838/
Vaavaai831/
Vachvai831/
Vasvaiy831/
Vatvayi831/
Vauvais830/
Vaviy802,941/
Vavad80728/
Bavai80538/
Vaeva80144/
Vavas80120/
Vayva80110/
Vwavi8082/
Vasvi8073/
Vavae8069/
Vabai8067/
Wavai8063/
Vaava8052/
Vasva8050/
Vavay8048/
Vajva8041/
Vevai8034/
Vavid8028/
Vavis8026/
Vavat8024/
Vauvi8020/
Vavau8018/
Vavaa8018/
Vahva8015/
Vhavi8012/
Vavap8011/
Vauva8010/
Vawai809/
Vavah806/
Vatva805/
Favai805/
Vavit803/
Vavea803/
Vavie803/
Vavio802/
Veava802/
Vhava801/
Vahvi801/
Vaavi801/
Vayvi801/
Vavaj801/
Vavui801/
Vaevi801/
Vaabi801/
Vavip801/
Vavoi801/
Vovai801/
Vachvayi774/
Veauvais771/
Vahabi7310,267/
Bavaji731,375/
Vabhai73867/
Vaviya73508/
Vayvay73221/
Vhavha73169/
Bavais73141/
Baavai7398/
Vavaha7383/
Bhavai7371/
Pfavai7369/
Vaavaa7366/
Vavich7363/
Vahava7355/
Vasvat7355/
Veavea7354/
Vahavi7345/
Bavayi7343/
Hwavai7329/
Vaveja7325/
Vabaie7323/
Bavaai7317/
Vasvit7315/
Vauvau7313/
Vaveio7311/
Uavais7310/
Vatvat739/
Vhavad737/
Vabaid737/
Vuavas737/
Vaveat737/
Bavaip737/
Vashvi735/
Vavaye735/
Vajvei734/
Vavhad734/
Vovais733/
Bauvai733/
Bavaid733/
Vavauy733/
Vayvad732/
Vasvas732/
Vhavat732/
Vovaid732/
Vabais732/
Vaveya731/
Favaia731/
Baivai731/
Whavai731/
Uavaid731/
Vabaji731/
Vadtva731/
Veavie731/
Vasvad731/
Vaswai731/
Vathva731/
Vavaja731/
Vavaju731/
Vavaya731/
Vavayo731/
Vavish731/
Vavitt731/
Vavuji731/
Vaaiva731/
Vauvay731/
Vavass731/
Vuavei731/
Waivai731/
Favaid731/
Faivai731/
Bavaii731/
Bavait731/
Bavaiy731/
Vavatt731/
Vavash731/
Wavaid731/
Va'ava'ai711/
Bava6729,430/
Fava6726,764/
Bavi674,336/
Vavy673,887/
Favi672,424/
Vevi671,245/
Wava67977/
Wavi67792/
Vave67711/
Vabi67546/
Bhavaiy67541/
Bauvais67521/
Vaba67471/
Bhavaji67395/
Baavgai67383/
Vawa67339/
Bavaiah67217/
Vovi67175/
Favaits6782/
Hwavayi6761/
Vabaiah6731/
Favaios6728/
Vanphai6720/
Vashvas6718/
Vavá6716/
Vatviya6712/
Uavaish6711/
Vayvads6710/
Beavais679/
Feavaai679/
Uavi677/
Wauvaia677/
Vavhiya675/
Bavajiy674/
Baavaji674/
Vawi674/
Bhavaid673/
Vabhaiy673/
Vavj673/
Vavahad672/
Vaveeya672/
Bhavayi672/
Uava672/
Phavaji671/
Favajid671/
Beauvai671/
Bavaiha671/
Bavajie671/
Waivaiy671/
Vajveyi671/
Vahabid671/
Vaahavi671/
Vaaveit671/
Vaswayi671/
Vattvad671/
Vatvayu671/
Vatveja671/
Vaviyas671/
Bhavaii671/
Bavayiy671/
Vahaabi671/
Vahabbi671/

Vavai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavai in the Marathi language
वावईvava'i-
Vavai in the Hindi language
ववईvava'i66.67
वावईvava'i11.11
ववाईvava'i11.11
ववइvava'i11.11
Vavai in the Russian language
Ваваиvavai-

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