Vavana Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vavana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa891:608,73846,089
India371:20,731,497300,213
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Vavana (247) may also be a first name.

Vavana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vavana (Marathi: वेावना) occurs most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Vavana live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vavana is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 247 people.

The last name Vavana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 608,738. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Free State, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Vavana exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Vavana Last Name Statistics demography

Vavana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.76% less than the national average, earning R 67,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavanga9215/
Vavanna921/
Vasvana921/
Vavaena921/
Vavaina921/
Vavanad921/
Vathvana868/
Vavanaja867/
Vaevaana861/
Vavaaina861/
Vavainai861/
Vaevaina861/
Bavana83811/
Vavane83239/
Vavena83130/
Vavani8390/
Vovana8322/
Vevana8315/
Vavona8313/
Vavano837/
Wavana833/
Vabana832/
Vavany831/
Bhavana773,016/
Bavanna77149/
Vampana77124/
Vavanou7786/
Vavanos7772/
Basvana7751/
Bavanga7741/
Baivana7722/
Baavana7721/
Vabanna7718/
Vavange7711/
Vavaniy777/
Vavaner776/
Vavanot776/
Vayvanh775/
Bavanai774/
Bavanas773/
Bavanau773/
Bavanat772/
Favanas771/
Favanau771/
Bavasna771/
Bahvana771/
Vaivani771/
Vahvani771/
Vavaney771/
Vabhana771/
Vavanei771/
Vaveani771/
Vovanga771/
Waivana771/
Bavanah771/
Vabanga771/
Vavanis771/
Favaina771/
Baivanga7163/
Vasvanis7140/
Bhavanna7122/
Basvanna7116/
Bhavanay7110/
Bhaavana719/
Vahavane717/
Vavanich715/
Bhavanas713/
Vavaness712/
Vavounas712/
Bhavanai712/
Phavanna711/
Bhgavana711/
Bhavanaa711/
Bhavanat711/
Baavanaa711/
Vampaana711/
Vaibaana711/
Vabangai711/
Vasvanet711/
Bavane6760,121/
Babana672,674/
Bawana671,166/
Bovana67659/
Favano67246/
Fawana67218/
Wabana6795/
Wawana6795/
Fovana6770/
Fabana6761/
Bhavainay6759/
Vavone6728/
Bavany6722/
Wavena6722/
Bavona6718/
Vovani6717/
Wavano6715/
Vovona6715/
Vabane6712/
Bavano6711/
Vovane6710/
Vawane679/
Vawani678/
Bhaivanay677/
Vowana675/
Uawana674/
Vevena674/
Vovany672/
Vavoni672/
Favena672/
Vovano671/
Fevana671/
Bhavanash671/
Vabano671/
Vabhannah671/
Vachhvani671/
Uabana671/
Wavangaya671/
Vauani671/
Wevana671/
Vaivanych671/
Vahavanid671/

Vavana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavana in the Marathi language
वेावनाveavana-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vavana
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