Vavu Surname

109,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,0221:190,71711,550
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vavu (4,260) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuavu89157/
Vavut89134/
Vavuu8970/
Vavou8948/
Veavu8931/
Vavau8918/
Vavud896/
Vavus894/
Vauvu893/
Vaivu891/
Vavui891/
Vahvou8051/
Vaivut8016/
Vauvau8013/
Vavush803/
Vaivou801/
Vavous801/
Bavu752,522/
Vabu75451/
Wavu75194/
Vevu7536/
Vawu7522/
Favu756/
Vovu754/
Uavu751/
Veaveuh731/
Vavoo671,427/
Bavuu671,230/
Vabou67550/
Vampu67448/
Vovou67220/
Bavou67117/
Bavut67111/
Bhavu6783/
Bavus6776/
Bavau6766/
Bavuz6749/
Favus6737/
Faveu6735/
Vaabu6725/
Mpavu6724/
Baavu6716/
Bovau6716/
Wavuh6714/
Vabhu6711/
Vovau678/
Wavou678/
Vahbu678/
Vevau677/
Vabut675/
Wavuz674/
Bavui674/
Vanpu674/
Waivu672/
Veveu672/
Favau672/
Vovus672/
Vabus671/
Vabeu671/
Baveu671/
Favou671/
Npavu671/
Veabu671/
Wavuu671/
Uhavu671/
Vaawu671/
Waveu671/
Bayvu671/
Bavhu671/
Bavud671/
Vawou671/
Basvu671/

Vavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavu in the Hindi language
वावूvavu96.7
वावुvavu3.05
ववूvavu0.13
पाचूpacu0.02
वाबुvabu0.02
वावुुvavuu0.02
Vavu in the Marathi language
वावुvavu90
ववूvavu10
Vavu in the Russian language
Вавуvavu-

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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 Vavu
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