Vavas Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Vavas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Vavas (36) may also be a first name.
Vavas Demographics
Average Vavas Salary in
United States
$50,224 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vavas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vavas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vavas (Marathi: वास, Russian: Вавас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,658,108th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Vavas are found; 42 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Vavas is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.
The last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 221,596. In Greece Vavas is primarily found in: Thessaly, where 96 percent reside, Attica, where 2 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Vavas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vavas surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.
Vavas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,224 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vavas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vavas in the Marathi language | ||
| वास | vasa | 33.33 |
| वावस | vavasa | 33.33 |
| ववास | vavasa | 33.33 |
| Vavas in the Russian language | ||
| Вавас | vavas | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vavas
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