Vavu Surname
Approximately 4,250 people bear this surname
Vavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,022 | 1:190,717 | 11,550 |
| Kenya | 153 | 1:301,829 | 19,123 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Vavu (4,260) may also be a first name.
Vavu Demographics
Vavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Vavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vavu (Hindi: वावू, Marathi: वावु, Russian: Ваву) occurs most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vavu.
How Common Is The Last Name Vavu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,496th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,714,717 people. The last name Vavu occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Vavu are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 106,141st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,260 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 4,022 people, or 1 in 190,717. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 85 percent reside, Bihar, where 11 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.
Vavu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuavu | 89 | 157 | / |
| Vavut | 89 | 134 | / |
| Vavuu | 89 | 70 | / |
| Vavou | 89 | 48 | / |
| Veavu | 89 | 31 | / |
| Vavau | 89 | 18 | / |
| Vavud | 89 | 6 | / |
| Vavus | 89 | 4 | / |
| Vauvu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vaivu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vavui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vahvou | 80 | 51 | / |
| Vaivut | 80 | 16 | / |
| Vauvau | 80 | 13 | / |
| Vavush | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vaivou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vavous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bavu | 75 | 2,522 | / |
| Vabu | 75 | 451 | / |
| Wavu | 75 | 194 | / |
| Vevu | 75 | 36 | / |
| Vawu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Favu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vovu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uavu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veaveuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavoo | 67 | 1,427 | / |
| Bavuu | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Vabou | 67 | 550 | / |
| Vampu | 67 | 448 | / |
| Vovou | 67 | 220 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bavut | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bhavu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bavus | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bavau | 67 | 66 | / |
| Bavuz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Favus | 67 | 37 | / |
| Faveu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vaabu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mpavu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Baavu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bovau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wavuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vabhu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vovau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wavou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vahbu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vevau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vabut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wavuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bavui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vanpu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waivu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veveu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Favau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vovus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vabus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basvu | 67 | 1 | / |
Vavu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vavu in the Hindi language | ||
| वावू | vavu | 96.7 |
| वावु | vavu | 3.05 |
| ववू | vavu | 0.13 |
| पाचू | pacu | 0.02 |
| वाबु | vabu | 0.02 |
| वावुु | vavuu | 0.02 |
| Vavu in the Marathi language | ||
| वावु | vavu | 90 |
| ववू | vavu | 10 |
| Vavu in the Russian language | ||
| Ваву | vavu | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vavu
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