Vay-Vay Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Vay-Vay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Vay-Vay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vay-Vay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vay-Vay (Russian: Вай-вай) occurs most in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vay-Vay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Vay-Vay is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Vay-Vay reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Vay-Vay is most numerous in: Moscow, where 18 percent are found, Amur Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Russia Vay-Vay exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Armenia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vayvay | 92 | 221 | / |
| Vayi-Vayi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Vay Vay | 86 | 48 | / |
| Vayva | 83 | 110 | / |
| Vayivayi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Vavaiy | 77 | 897 | / |
| Vayova | 77 | 23 | / |
| Vavauy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vayava | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vayvao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vayuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vayi Vayi | 75 | 25 | / |
| Vava | 73 | 6,764 | / |
| Vyvy | 73 | 97 | / |
| Vayaeva | 71 | 38 | / |
| Vavaiya | 71 | 34 | / |
| Vayueva | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vaiyeva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vaiva | 67 | 2,691 | / |
| Vyvey | 67 | 640 | / |
| Vavia | 67 | 186 | / |
| Vaeva | 67 | 144 | / |
| Vavva | 67 | 135 | / |
| Vavai | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vavao | 67 | 74 | / |
| Vavae | 67 | 69 | / |
| Vaava | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vayov | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vavua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vavaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vavau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vahva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vauva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vavya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vavah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vafay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vayfa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vavea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vayve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavaiyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaiyavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayev | 67 | 1 | / |
Vay-Vay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vay-Vay in the Russian language | ||
| Вай-вай | vaj-vaj | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Vay-Vay
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