Vavay Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Vavay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vavay (16) may also be a first name.
Vavay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vavay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vavay (Russian: Вавай) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavay? popularity and diffusion
Vavay is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Vavay live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Vavay is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vavay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vavay in the Russian language | ||
| Вавай | vavaj | - |
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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 Vavay
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