Vou Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Vou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5861:302,29116,865
Cambodia4781:32,4001,565
Ivory Coast1071:215,6199,011
Solomon Islands551:10,5461,849
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Estonia121:110,15019,471
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Vou (7,181) may also be a first name.

Vou Last Name Facts

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

Vou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮ, Marathi: वोऊ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vou is the 279,018th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,257,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Vou live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vou is also the 76,331st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 7,181 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 302,291. In Nigeria Vou is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 98 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Vou exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 34 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Vou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vou has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Vou surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vou are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

Vou earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $50,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vout86585/
Voue86165/
Vous86102/
Vouy8691/
Voué8672/
Vhou8644/
Vohu8642/
Vouh8623/
Hvou862/
Vouz862/
Voud861/
Voux861/
Vouj861/
Vwou861/
Vu802,302,908/
Vo801,766,860/
Vaiou75553/
Vouho75465/
Vajou75307/
Vouch75304/
Vouhe75276/
Voyau75203/
Voutt75183/
Vouya7566/
Vouha7518/
Vouts7514/
Vayou759/
Vouhé758/
Vouet756/
Voutz754/
Vouez753/
Voult752/
Veyou752/
Vouye752/
Vouie751/
Voues751/
Voush751/
Vohue751/
Vouee751/
Vouhs751/
Vouss750/
Vos6756,707/
Vue6738,665/
Bou6736,734/
Voa6733,998/
Vua676,049/
Voo675,347/
Vui674,978/
Vuu673,309/
Vau672,691/
Vut672,079/
Voi671,976/
Vus671,944/
Voy67982/
Voe67936/
Vot67800/
Voz67741/
Vaihou67716/
Voh67693/
Wou67599/
Veu67403/
Vuy67247/
Voj67154/
Vud67145/
Vuo67132/
Vod6796/
Vuh6775/
Vhu6767/
Voyeau6765/
Vgo6743/
Hvu6739/
Vuz6738/
Vohoue6734/
Voš6731/
Vho6722/
Vahoue6713/
Hvo6711/
Vux6711/
Vuj676/
Vwo675/
Voucht675/
Vop675/
Vwu673/
Vup673/
Voï672/
Vgu672/
Vouhou672/
Vouheu671/
Voutht671/
Voiaux671/
Vhouia671/
Vahjou671/
Vayhou671/
Voutch671/
Voyaux671/
Vão671/
Vouyee671/
Voį670/
Voueye670/

Vou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮfw-
Vou in the Marathi language
वोऊvo'u-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vou
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