Vavvas Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vavvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3111:35,6265,635
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Vavvas Last Name Facts

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

Vavvas occurs most in Greece. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Vavvas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavvas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vavvas live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 35,626. In Greece Vavvas is most prevalent in: Epirus, where 75 percent reside, Attica, where 25 percent reside and Central Greece, where 0 percent reside. Not including Greece this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavva91135/
Favvas83194/
Vavua7328/
Bavva7321/
Vavvo734/
Wavva732/
Uavva731/
Vovva731/
Beavvais712/
Vuavua6727/
Vwavwa6711/
Bavbas6710/
Favvaz676/
Vaivua671/
Vabbas671/
Baavva671/
Bauvva671/

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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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  • 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 Vavvas
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