Vavić Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Vavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1181:60,5505,636
Montenegro1081:5,9221,083
Bosnia and Herzegovina161:221,02511,534

The alternate forms: Vavic (16) are calculated separately.

Vavić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vavić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Vavic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,038,570th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Vavić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vavić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 60,550. In Serbia Vavić is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 59 percent reside, Braničevo District, where 16 percent reside and Podunavlje District, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia Vavić occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 45 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavic9316/
Vavik8070/
Vabić802/
Vivić801/
Vović801/
Vaveki7386/
Vavich7363/
Vavaki7325/
Vavick7317/
Baivić7314/
Vavika7310/
Batvić739/
Vaviki735/
Vauvki732/
Vaevic732/
Vavike732/
Vaveic731/
Vuović731/
Vaviak731/
Vođević67190/
Vaivoki676/
Vaiviki675/
Vavakiy674/
Vaviyak673/
Đivović672/
Vavaika671/
Vavecai671/
Vavitch671/
Vavikoa671/
Vavikha671/
Vauvaik671/
Vavc671/

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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
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  • 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 Vavić
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