Vavus Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vavus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vavus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vavus (Russian: Вавус) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vavus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Vavus live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Vavus is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Vavus is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 50 percent live and West New Britain, where 50 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Vavus occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavush913/
Vavous911/
Vavu894,250/
Vavushe8313/
Vuavu80157/
Vavut80134/
Bavus8076/
Vavuu8070/
Vavou8048/
Favus8037/
Veavu8031/
Vavau8018/
Vavud806/
Vauvu803/
Vovus802/
Vavos802/
Vaivu801/
Vavui801/
Vabus801/
Faivus7352/
Vahvou7351/
Faveus7346/
Bavuse7342/
Vaivut7316/
Vauvau7313/
Fayvus734/
Favous732/
Vaivou731/
Beavus730/
Bavu672,522/
Vabu67451/
Wavu67194/
Baveuse6738/
Vawu6722/
Faivush6719/
Vawushe676/
Vovu674/
Fayvush674/
Bavoush671/
Veaveuh671/
Wavutse671/
Bhavuse671/
Uavu671/

Vavus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vavus in the Russian language
Вавусvavus-

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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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  • 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 Vavus
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