Vavas Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece501:221,59634,567
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Vavas (36) may also be a first name.

Vavas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vavas (Marathi: वास, Russian: Вавас) has its highest incidence in Greece. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavas? popularity and diffusion

Vavas is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 221,596. In Greece Vavas is mostly found in: Thessaly, where 96 percent live, Attica, where 2 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent live. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Vavas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vavas surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavase9111/
Vuavas917/
Vavais915/
Vaivas911/
Vavass911/
Vavash911/
Vava896,764/
Vaivads83131/
Vayvads8310/
Vavashe838/
Vavasse831/
Vauvais830/
Vaiva802,691/
Favas801,402/
Vavad80728/
Bavas80398/
Vayva80110/
Vavai8091/
Vavac8070/
Vaava8052/
Vavay8048/
Vajva8041/
Vovas8025/
Vavat8024/
Vevas8022/
Vavau8018/
Vavaa8018/
Vahva8015/
Vavap8011/
Vauva8010/
Vavah806/
Vatva805/
Vavea803/
Vavos802/
Veava802/
Vhava801/
Uavas801/
Vavaj801/
Vawas801/
Vabas801/
Wavas801/
Vavasova7740/
Vaishvas779/
Vaivay731,357/
Vavaiy73897/
Huavas73256/
Vayvay73221/
Bavase73194/
Vhavha73169/
Bavais73141/
Baveas73121/
Vaivai7398/
Vavaha7383/
Baivas7382/
Vaavaa7366/
Bhavas7365/
Vahava7355/
Veavea7354/
Bayvas7316/
Vauvau7313/
Bavash7311/
Uavais7310/
Vatvat739/
Vampas738/
Vaveau738/
Vhavad737/
Vaveat737/
Vabase737/
Vavhad734/
Vuevas734/
Vaivat733/
Vavauy733/
Vayvad732/
Vaivad732/
Vhavat732/
Vabais732/
Bauvas732/
Veuvas732/
Phavas731/
Bovaas731/
Favaas731/
Favasp731/
Batvas731/
Basvas731/
Vabass731/
Vadtva731/
Vathva731/
Vatvai731/
Vaavai731/
Vaisva731/
Vaaiva731/
Vauvay731/
Vavous731/
Beavas731/
Vavatt731/
Favasz731/
Vavaid731/
Bavass730/
Bava6729,430/
Vaivods671,316/
Wava67977/
Bhaivas67492/
Vaba67471/
Vawa67339/
Vavo67161/
Favaits6782/
Bavashe6764/
Vavache6742/
Vaishva6738/
Vavá6716/
Bhavase6715/
Uavaish6711/
Vaybase6711/
Beavais679/
Vaibase676/
Bayvase674/
Vayvods673/
Vavahad672/
Uava672/
Phavase671/
Beaveas671/
Voshvas671/
Vaavaai671/
Vachvai671/
Vattvad671/
Vaybhas671/
Vabashh671/
Batvash671/
Bavahas671/
Vaabosh670/

Vavas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavas in the Marathi language
वासvasa33.33
वावसvavasa33.33
ववासvavasa33.33
Vavas in the Russian language
Вавасvavas-

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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 Vavas
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