Vavou Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Vavou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vavou Last Name Facts

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

Vavou occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vavou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Vavou live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Vavou is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 524,346. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 77 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast Vavou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Vavous911/
Vaivou911/
Vavu894,250/
Vavo89161/
Vavoo801,427/
Vabou80550/
Vovou80220/
Vuavu80157/
Vavut80134/
Bavou80117/
Vavuu8070/
Veavu8031/
Vavau8018/
Veavo8010/
Wavou808/
Vaivo807/
Vavud806/
Vavus804/
Vauvu803/
Vavos802/
Vasvo801/
Vavgo801/
Vavui801/
Vaivu801/
Vawou801/
Vavoi801/
Bavoux73529/
Baivou73155/
Vaboue73132/
Bavouj73100/
Vayvod7386/
Vaivod7348/
Vaivut7316/
Waivou7313/
Vauvau7313/
Vaveio7311/
Vaivot7310/
Batvou7310/
Vaivoi738/
Vaveau738/
Vavush733/
Vavauy733/
Vavuji731/
Bavouz731/
Bavoud731/
Beavou731/
Vaubou731/
Wauvou731/
Vaiveo731/
Vavaju731/
Vavayo731/
Vavood731/
Vaabou731/
Vava676,764/
Bavu672,522/
Vaivods671,316/
Vabu67451/
Bavo67431/
Wavu67194/
Vabo67140/
Wavo6770/
Vauboud6757/
Vawu6722/
Vaiboud6717/
Vavá6716/
Vhaibou6712/
Vaibout6711/
Vobu678/
Vanphou677/
Vovu674/
Vayvods673/
Vowu672/
Vawo672/
Uavu671/
Vabhout671/
Beavout671/
Watvous671/
Bavoush671/
Vatvayu671/
Vôvo671/
Veaveuh671/

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